Treatment of cardiomyopathy with PAP therapy in a patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea is common in patients with heart failure. This case illustrates that treatment with PAP therapy can improve cardiac function in patients with both conditions. CPAP-emergent central apnea, as seen in this patient, has multiple etiologies. It is commonly seen in patients with severe sleep apnea, usually resolves over time, and does not need treatment with adaptive servoventilation.
Sleep Disorders Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. ritu.grewal@jeffersonhospital.org
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D000328:Adult; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy