Obstructive sleep apnoea and cardiovascular calcification

Bäck, Magnus; Stanke‐Labesque, Françoise

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207476

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“…Sleep apnoea and SCI has been increasingly researched with Sankari et al 16 suggesting that sleep disordered breathing may contribute to cardiovascular mortality. In non-spinal cord injured patients [17][18][19] sleep disordered breathing has been linked to cardiovascular disease, hypertension and elevated blood sugar levels. In persons with SCI, there may be more than physical immobility to explain the long-term increased risk of cardiovascular disease.…”

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Coronary artery disease presenting with left upper quadrant pain in a patient with chronic cervical tetraplegia

Nier

Hansen

2017

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Patients with tetraplegia are known to have higher rates of cardiovascular disease compared to ambulatory patients. Their cardiovascular risk profile may include atypical risk factors, for example, sleep disordered breathing, relative immobility and autonomic dysfunction. A high index of suspicion for cardiac pathology is warranted in those with cervical tetraplegia with persistent 'atypical' symptoms, including within the abdomen (especially when no specific abdominal organ dysfunction is evident). Sleep apnoea and significantly impaired mobility are potential cardiac risk factors in this patient group and should alert the emergency physician to cardiac disease (as in this case) irrespective of their complex past medical history and symptomatology.

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