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==Overview== | |||
Ultrasound is not diagnostic of sleep apnea. Cor pulmonale and pulmonary hypertension may be evident among patients with severe sleep apnea on echocardiography. | |||
==Ultrasound== | |||
*Ultrasound is not diagnostic of sleep apnea | |||
*Cor pulmonale and pulmonary hypertension may be evident among patients with severe sleep apnea on echocardiography, demonstrating the following structural changes: | |||
:*Right ventricular dilatation | |||
:*Abnormal flattening of the interventricular septum | |||
:*Right atrial enlargement | |||
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[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.
Overview
Ultrasound is not diagnostic of sleep apnea. Cor pulmonale and pulmonary hypertension may be evident among patients with severe sleep apnea on echocardiography.
Ultrasound
- Ultrasound is not diagnostic of sleep apnea
- Cor pulmonale and pulmonary hypertension may be evident among patients with severe sleep apnea on echocardiography, demonstrating the following structural changes:
- Right ventricular dilatation
- Abnormal flattening of the interventricular septum
- Right atrial enlargement