Obstructive sleep apnea in heart failure with nearly complete resolution after implantation of a left ventricular assist device
Nicolaas de Jonge, Faiz Z. Ramjankhan Hanneke, J.M. Kwakkel-van Erp
Affiliation
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
2Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
3Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, the Netherlands
Corresponding Author
Voortman M, Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500,3508 GA Utrecht, E-mail: M.Voortman@umcutrecht.nl
Citation
Voortman, M., et al. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Heart Failure with Nearly Complete Resolution after Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device. (2014) J Heart Cardiol 1(1): 1-3.
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©2014 Voortman M. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Abstract
Sleep apnoea syndrome is common in chronic heart failure and associated with a higher mortality and morbidity. Both central and obstructive sleep apnoea can occur in these patients. In general, an obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is regarded as a cause for heart failure, whereas heart failure induces a central sleep apnoea (CSA). However, we describe a patient with chronic heart failure and mainly an obstructive sleep apnoea who had near resolution of his apnoea syndrome after implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
