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A Case Report

Haim Zeev Bartall, MD; Kuang-Hung Tye, MD; Philip Roper, MD; Kenneth B. Desser, MD; Alberto Benchimol, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1980;140(1):121-122.

Abstract
• An obese 57-year-old man with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome had partial tracheostomy occlusion and palpitations. Continuous ECG monitoring demonstrated atrial flutter, occasional premature ventricular beats, and a high degree of atrioventricular block during apneic episodes. A 7-s period of ventricular asystole was demonstrated during one such episode. Revision of the tracheostomy produced an improvement in the patient's condition.

(Arch Intern Med 140:121-122, 1980)

Author Affiliations
From the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Good Samaritan Hospital, Phoenix, Ariz.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 7, 1979.

Reprint requests to Good Samaritan Hospital, PO Box 2989, Phoenix, AZ 85062 (Dr Benchimol).

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