title: Underlying Mechanisms for Coexisting Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Nocturnal PaCO2 and Poor Sleep Quality Are Key Issues.
abstract: Coexisting central and obstructive sleep apnea is a challenging clinical situation. We report a case exhibiting an overnight shift from obstructive to central events. The central sleep apnea component was related to sleep instability, hyperventilation and low nocturnal PaCO2. Both types of respiratory events were successfully treated with adaptive servoventilation.
authors.affiliation: University of Health Sciences (HESAV), University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Contal
authors.forename: Jean Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pépin
authors.forename: Jean Christian
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Borel
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Espa
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrig
authors.forename: Lise-Margrit
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lücker
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adler
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Janssens
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lador
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010092:Oximetry; D017286:Polysomnography; D020182:Sleep Apnea, Central / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide