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Insomnia echocardiography and ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Adnan Ezici, M.D[2]

Overview

Overview

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with insomnia. However, echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of associated conditions with insomnia, which includes heart disease, heart failure, and previous myocardial infarction.

Echocardiography/Ultrasound

Echocardiography/Ultrasound

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with insomnia.[1] However, an echocardiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of associated conditions with insomnia, which include:[2][3]

References

References

  1. Strand LB, Laugsand LE, Dalen H, Vatten L, Janszky I (June 2016). “Insomnia and left ventricular function – an echocardiography study”. Scand Cardiovasc J. 50 (3): 187–92. doi:10.3109/14017431.2016.1157205. PMID 26924518.
  2. Oh MS, Bliwise DL, Smith AL, Collop NA, Quyyumi AA, Dedhia RC (June 2020). “Obstructive sleep apnea, sleep symptoms, and their association with cardiovascular disease”. Laryngoscope. 130 (6): 1595–1602. doi:10.1002/lary.28293. PMID 31532856.
  3. Johansson P, Alehagen U, Svanborg E, Dahlström U, Broström A (October 2009). “Sleep disordered breathing in an elderly community-living population: Relationship to cardiac function, insomnia symptoms and daytime sleepiness”. Sleep Med. 10 (9): 1005–11. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2009.01.011. PMID 19464948.

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