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Intern Med
; 52(7): 771-6, 2013.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23545673
ABSTRACT
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by physical, psychological and physiological abnormalities. Obesity and related cardiovascular diseases are a common problem in adult patients with PWS. This report describes a case of adult PWS with heart failure associated with marked obesity and sleep-disordered breathing that was successfully treated with oxygen therapy, adaptive servoventilation, medications, diet therapy and rehabilitation.