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Termination of Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation |
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| Authors: | Yuichi J. Shimada M.D. Kazutoshi Sato M.D. Sam Hanon M.D. Paul Schweitzer M.D. F.A.C.C. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital and Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY;2. Division of Cardiology, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan;3. Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Medical Center, University Hospital and Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY |
| Abstract: | We report a case of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with recurrent ventricular tachycardia that resolved after initiating continuous positive airway pressure therapy. |
| Keywords: | sleep apnea ventricular tachycardia continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP) |