Article
Severe obstructive sleep apnea in Loeys-Dietz syndrome successfully treated using continuous positive airway pressure.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2013
Takenouchi Toshiki, Saito Hideyuki, Maruoka Ryo, Oishi Naoki, Torii Chiharu, Maeda Jun, Takahashi Takao, Kosaki Kenjiro
Abstract excerpt
Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a recently recognized connective tissue disorder characterized by severe craniofacial and skeletal abnormalities as well as arterial tortuosity with aggressive aneurysm formation. Marfan syndrome, a classic connective tissue disorder, is known to be associated with a risk of obstructive sleep apnea, but sleep-related breathing disorders have not been previously documented in Loeys-Dietz...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.