Publication details
Response to the Letter of Dr. Tomoyuki Kawada, "Acute Myocardial Infarction and Sleep Apnea"
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International Journal of Cardiology |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.051 |
| Field | Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery |
| Keywords | Sleep apnea; Acute myocardial infarction; Prevalence; Day-night variation; Preconditioning |
| Description | We thank Dr. Kuwada for the comments related to our study and are pleased to provide specific answers below. Prevalence and Type of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patients Post Acute Myocardial Infarction: We fully agree that the polygraphy device used in our study does not necessarily allowdifferentiation between obstructive and central sleep disordered breathing (SDB) events. Therefore, we used the overall apnea–hypopnea index, without specific subanalysis for obstructive and central events. Indeed, we specifically note the inability to discriminate between obstructive and central events as a significant limitation of our study. |