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Hindi Case Report, J Sleep Disor Treat Care S Vol: 0 Issue: 1
Polycythemia in a Patient with Heart Failure Resolved by Treatment of Underlying Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
| Sharma S* and Chakraborty A | |
| Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Sharma S, MD, FAASM Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Pulmonary Sleep Medicine, Associate Director, Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospitals, 211 South Ninth Street, Suite 500, Philadelphia, PA, USA Tel: 215 955 8285 Fax: 215 955 9783 E-mail: Sunil.Sharma@jefferson.edu |
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| Received: April 13, 2016Accepted: June 08, 2016 Published: June 13, 2016 | |
| Citation: Sharma S, Chakraborty A (2016) Polycythemia in a Patient with Heart Failure Resolved by Treatment of Underlying Sleep Apnea: A Case Report. J Sleep Disor: Treat Care S1. doi:10.4172/2325-9639.S1-003 |
Abstract
Polycythemia is an independent predictor of mortality and hospitalization in patients with congestive heart failure. Sleep disordered breathing is highly prevalent in patients with congestive heart failure and also implicated in secondary polycythemia. We describe a case of polycythemia in a patient of congestive heart failure who was later diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing. The polycythemia resolved with initiation of positive airway pressure therapy.
