Periodic leg movements during sleep before and after heart transplantation.
We report the association between periodic leg movements (PLM) during sleep and congestive heart failure (CHF) in a patient who had a successful heart transplant. Pretransplant, the patient had chronic insomnia and CHF. Overnight polysomnography revealed severe PLM disorder and sleep disruption. Three months following transplantation his insomnia had resolved associated with a dramatic reduction in PLM.
Hanly
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Department of Medicine, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Zuberi
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D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D017286:Polysomnography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D012148:Restless Legs Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen