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Can obstructive sleep apnea be a cause of in-stent thrombosis?

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We present the case of a 45-year-old patient readmitted to Central University Hospital at 3 a.m. for acute retrosternal chest pain associated with ST-segment elevation in lead I, aVL, V1–V6 in standard 12-lead ECG performed on admission in emergency department. Coronary angiography revealed late in-stent thrombosis in left anterior descending artery. According to the new universal definition of myocardial infarction patient was finally recognized acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction type 4b with additional diagnosis of severe obstructive sleep apnea and overweight.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, The Medical University of Warsaw, 1A Banacha Street, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Hrynkiewicz-Szymanska, Filip M. Szymanski, Krzysztof J. Filipiak, Marcin Grabowski, Grzegorz Karpinski & Grzegorz Opolski

  2. Department of Cardiology, Hypertension and Internal Diseases, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Hrynkiewicz-Szymanska

  3. Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, The Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland

    Alicja Dąbrowska-Kugacka

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Hrynkiewicz-Szymanska, A., Szymanski, F.M., Filipiak, K.J. et al. Can obstructive sleep apnea be a cause of in-stent thrombosis?. Sleep Breath 15, 607–609 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-010-0361-4

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