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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2007;15:e3-e6
© 2007 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

CASE STUDIES

Severe Sleep Apnea Syndrome Diagnosed With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Nese Dursunoglu, MD, Dursun Dursunoglu, MD1, Sibel Özkurt, MD, Halil Tanriverdi, MD1, Harun Evrengül, MD1, Göksel Kiter, MD

Department of Pulmonary Diseases
1 Department of Cardiology, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Nese Dursunoglu, MD Tel: 90 258 211 8585 Fax: 90 258 213 4922 Email: ndursunoglu{at}yahoo.com, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tip Fak, Gögüs Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Kinikli-20200, Denizli, Turkey.

A 55-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction and no heart failure, had episodes of severe oxygen desaturation and apnea, while his hemodynamic parameters were stable. Sleep recordings revealed severe sleep apnea, and pulmonary function tests showed bronchial obstruction. Apnea and desaturation resolved on bilevel positive airway pressure. Patients with acute myocardial infarction who have apnea and hypoxemia without evident heart failure should be evaluated for sleep disorders.






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