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+44 28 3718 0055Journal of Sleep Disorders: Treatment and CareISSN: 2325-9639
Sharma S Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Sleep Disorders, Sleep Medicine, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Biography
Dr. Sunil Sharma joined Thomas Jefferson University/Hospital in 2013. Dr. Sharma was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine & Pitt County Memorial Hospital for the past 5 years, where he initiated the sleep program at the University, with accreditation by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, and was medical director of the sleep program at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Publications
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Polycythemia in a Patient with Heart Failure Resolved by Treatment of Underlying Sleep Apnea: A Case Report
Author(s): Sharma S and Chakraborty A
Polycythemia is an independent predictor of mortality and hospitalization in patients with congestive heart failure. Sleep disordered breathing is highly prevalent in patients with congestive heart failure and also implicated in secondary polycythemia. We describe a case of polycythemia in a patient of congestive heart failure who was later diagnosed with sleep-disordered breathing. The polycythemia resolved with initiation of positive airway pressure therapy.
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