[Night cardiac rhythm and conduction disturbances revealing obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome]

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2009 Apr;58(2):113-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2008.05.005. Epub 2008 Jun 2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

There is a strong prevalence of sleep apnoea syndrome in general population. Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disturbances during sleep may complicate this syndrome. We report the case of a 73-year-old patient to whom the sleep apnoea syndrome was diagnosed after varied heart blocks during the sleep. A treatment by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) permitted to correct these conduction disturbances and to avoid pacemaker implantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
  • Heart Block / complications*
  • Heart Block / physiopathology
  • Heart Block / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / therapy