Successful treatment of heart failure in an adult patient with Prader-Willi syndrome

Intern Med. 2013;52(7):771-6. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.52.8659. Epub 2013 Apr 1.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diet Therapy / methods
  • Exercise Therapy / methods
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / complications*
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis
  • Heart Failure / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome / complications*
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome / diagnosis
  • Prader-Willi Syndrome / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome