Under-Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea in Patients After Acute Myocardial Infarction

To the Editor: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in the general population and has been associated with arrhythmias, hypertension, stroke, and heart failure (1). [...]it would be advantageous to arrange for screening for OSA during the hospitalization, just as we routinely initiate a...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2010-08, Vol.56 (9), p.742-743
Main Authors: Konecny, Tomas, MD, Sert Kuniyoshi, Fatima H., PhD, Orban, Marek, MD, Pressman, Gregg S., MD, Kara, Tomas, MD, PhD, Gami, Apoor, MD, Caples, Sean M., DO, Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco, MD, Somers, Virend K., MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Comorbidity
Documentation
Female
Heart attacks
Hospitalization
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology
Polysomnography
Prevalence
Sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology
Sleep disorders
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Summary:To the Editor: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in the general population and has been associated with arrhythmias, hypertension, stroke, and heart failure (1). [...]it would be advantageous to arrange for screening for OSA during the hospitalization, just as we routinely initiate aspirin, beta-blocker, statin, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy before patient discharge.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.04.032