title: Myocardial infarction during sleep deprivation in a patient with dextrocardia--a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Delva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Southmayd
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Hawken
mesh_terms: 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*