Sleep-disordered breathing, cardiac arrhythmia, and panic disorder

Nikola N Trajanovic; M Shaheed Rasool; Inna Voloh; Colin M Shapiro

Sleep-disordered breathing, cardiac arrhythmia, and panic disorder

J Clin Sleep Med. 2005 Jul 15;1(3):288-9.

Authors

Nikola N Trajanovic¹, M Shaheed Rasool, Inna Voloh, Colin M Shapiro

Affiliation

¹ University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. somnolog@rogers.com

PMID: 17566191

Abstract

Sleep-disordered breathing often presents as a cardiac or psychiatric problem. Such presentation may lead to suboptimal diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The authors present a case in which a patient's condition improved only after the primary disorder was diagnosed and properly managed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac / complications*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / diagnosis
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Electrocardiography
Electromyography
Electrooculography
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Lower Extremity / innervation
Male
Middle Aged
Panic Disorder / complications*
Panic Disorder / diagnosis
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / complications*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / diagnosis
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / therapy
Sleep, REM / physiology