Myocardial infarction during sleep deprivation in a patient with dextrocardia--a case report.
A patient with dextrocardia who suffered his first myocardial infarction after approximately 26 hours of a diagnostic sleep deprivation protocol is described. The infarction started about 3 hours after a significant improvement in mood, which persisted during and after infarction. Total sleep deprivation may be an acute risk factor for myocardial infarction.
Delva
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Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Woo
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Southmayd
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Hawken
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D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D003914:Dextrocardia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000150:complications*