Acute pulmonary embolism in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: does it affect the severity of sleep-disordered breathing?
Conclusion The diagnosis of OSA is representative in acute PE, as the transient increase of central venous pressure seems not to affect
the AHI once the patients are clinical stable for PSG.
Content Type Journal ArticlePages 1-3DOI 10.1007/s11325-011-0633-7Authors
Thomas M. Berghaus, Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, Klinikum Augsburg, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Stenglinstrasse 2, 86156 Augsburg, GermanyChristian Faul, Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, Klinikum Augsburg, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Stenglinstrasse 2, 86156 Augsburg, GermanyFabian Unterer, Department of Cardiology, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care, Klinikum Augsburg, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Sten...