title: Severe sleep apnea syndrome diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: 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 bi-level positive airway pressure. Patients with acute myocardial infarction who have apnea and hypoxemia without evident heart failure should be evaluated for sleep disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Pamukkale Universitesi Tip Fak, Göğüs Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Kinikli-20200, Denizli, Turkey. ndursunoglu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nese
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dursunoglu
authors.forename: Dursun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dursunoglu
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkurt
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanriverdi
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Evrengül
authors.forename: Göksel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kiter
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy