title: [The sleep apnea syndrome in patients with acromegaly].
abstract: The authors examined 19 nonselected patients with acromegaly (8 women and 11 men), incl. 16 where the disease was hormonally active, 3 had normal growth hormone values, 11 patients had a surgical operation of the pituitary. The examination was made by the MESAM 4 method (all-night recording of the heart rate, respiratory sounds, body position and arterial oxygen blood saturation). The sleep apnoea syndrome was diagnosed in 10 patients (52.6%). In patients where the sleep apnoea syndrome was not confirmed by MESAM 4, so-called intermittent snoring was found, an indirect sign of impaired ventilation during sleep.
authors.affiliation: Neurologická klinika 1. LF UK, Praha.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pretl
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sonka
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Syndrom spánkové apnoe u pacientů s akromegalií.