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Editorial
. 2024 Nov 26;12(12):2695.
doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12122695.

Breathless Nights and Cardiac Frights-How Snoring Is Breaking Hearts

Michael Wester  1 , Simon Lebek  1
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Editorial

Breathless Nights and Cardiac Frights-How Snoring Is Breaking Hearts

Michael Wester et al. Biomedicines. .

Abstract

While your nightly symphony may be testing your loved one's patience, it could also be giving your own heart reasons to complain [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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