Sleep-disordered breathing, cardiac arrhythmia, and panic disorder.
Sleep-disordered breathing often presents as a cardiac or psychiatric problem. Such presentation may lead to suboptimal diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The authors present a case in which a patient's condition improved only after the primary disorder was diagnosed and properly managed.
Trajanovic
Nikola N
NN
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. somnolog@rogers.com
Rasool
M Shaheed
MS
Voloh
Inna
I
Shapiro
Colin M
CM
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004576:Electromyography; D004585:Electrooculography; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000294:innervation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012895:Sleep, REM / Q000502:physiology