Improvement in Sleep-Disordered Breathing after Insertion of Left Ventricular Assist Device

摘要

A previously well 38-year-old man was hospitalized through an Emergency Department because of progressive exertional dyspnea of 4 weeks duration accompanied by orthopnea. There was no snoring or other sign or symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). The patient's body mass index was 25.5 kg/m2. His heart rate was 96, and his respiratory rate was 26. Arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry while he breathed ambient air was 95%.