OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP HYPOPNEA SYNDROME IN A PATIENT WITH MARFAN-SYNDROMETREATED WITH OXYGEN-THERAPY

Authors
VERBRAECKEN JA WILLEMEN M DECOCK W COEN E VANDEHEYNING P DEBACKER W
Citation
Ja. Verbraecken et al., OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP HYPOPNEA SYNDROME IN A PATIENT WITH MARFAN-SYNDROMETREATED WITH OXYGEN-THERAPY, Respiration, 62(6), 1995, pp. 355-358
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Respiration → ACNP
ISSN journal
00257931
Volume
62
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
355 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7931(1995)62:6<355:OSHSIA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A patient with Marfan's syndrome and obstructive sleep hypopnea syndro me is reported. She had complained about insomnia, tiredness and hyper somnolence lasting 2 years. A complete nightly polysomnography reveale d 94 obstructive hypopneas (the hypopnea index was 12.85) and no obstr uctive apneas. Presumably an increased laxity of the pharyngeal wall w as responsible for the phenomenon. A therapy with CPAP was started, bu t was not tolerated by the patient. Oxygen therapy on the other hand t urned out to be effective and well tolerated.