Continuous positive airway pressure ameliorated severe pulmonary hypertension associated with obstructive sleep apnea

Aiko Ogawa; Tetsuro Emori; Wakako Sumita; Atsuyuki Watanabe; Hideki Fujio; Katsumasa Miyaji; Tohru Ohe

Continuous positive airway pressure ameliorated severe pulmonary hypertension associated with obstructive sleep apnea

Aiko Ogawa, Tetsuro Emori, Wakako Sumita, Atsuyuki Watanabe, Hideki Fujio, Katsumasa Miyaji, Tohru Ohe

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Abstract

A 52-year-old obese woman was admitted to our institution for evaluation of dyspnea and pulmonary hypertension (PH). Polysomnography revealed severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with an apnea hypopnea index of 99.8. Treatment with nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) resulted in correction of daytime hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and near-normalization of pulmonary artery pressure. To our knowledge, this is the most severe case of OSA-associated PH (∼70 mmHg) reported to date, and it was successfully treated with nocturnal CPAP. This case demonstrates that OSA should be considered and polysomnography performed in all patients with PH, irrespective of severity, and that nocturnal CPAP has therapeutic effects on both OSA and daytime PH. Copyright

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	191-195
Number of pages	5
Journal	Acta medica Okayama
Volume	60
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure
Polysomnography
Secondary pulmonary hypertension
Sleep apnea syndrome

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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Continuous positive airway pressure ameliorated severe pulmonary hypertension associated with obstructive sleep apnea

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