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Insomnia, Sleep Apnea & Sleep Health • ICD-10-CM G47.32

High altitude periodic breathing

Audited by the DotMD AI Specialist Council • FDA DailyMed SPL: 2026-11-02 • ICD-10-CM G47.32 • 7 Linked .gov / PubMed Citations • Governance: Dr. Hannah Lindqvist, MD, PhD (NPI #1457952647)
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What Is High altitude periodic breathing?

Under Insomnia, Sleep Apnea & Sleep Health diagnostic criteria (G47.32), workup for High altitude periodic breathing integrates CBT-I behavioral sleep in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: efficiency tracking) with evidence-graded therapy tailored to Nocturnal Oxygen Saturation in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: (SpO2)) response.

Pathophysiology, Underlying Causes & Clinical Presentation

In High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32), physiological disruption stems from or upper-airway pharyngeal in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: collapse during REM), informing Insomnia, Sleep Apnea & Sleep Health protocols that track Serum Ferritin (Restless in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: Legs)) (> 75 ng/mL (G47.32)).

Common Symptoms & Clinical Signs

  • • Presentation of High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32): loud habitual snoring, in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: witnessed breathing pauses,)
  • • Secondary High altitude periodic breathing clinical sign: daytime microsleeps, cognitive in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: brain fog, or)
  • • Symptom flares in High altitude periodic breathing correlating with Nocturnal Oxygen Saturation in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: (SpO2)) deviation outside >= 94% nadir > 90% (G47.32)
  • • Functional sleep disorders impact requiring CBT-I behavioral sleep in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: efficiency tracking) evaluation (G47.32)

High altitude periodic breathing Diagnostic Classification & Lab Markers

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ICD-10-CM Diagnostic Code G47.32 WHO / CMS ICD-10-CM Clinical Classification
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Diagnostic / Lab Marker: Nocturnal Oxygen Saturation in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: (SpO2)) >= 94% nadir > 90% (G47.32) Clinical Reference Target Range
Diagnostic / Lab Marker: Serum Ferritin (Restless in High altitude periodic breathing (G47.32: Legs)) > 75 ng/mL (G47.32) Clinical Reference Target Range
Diagnostic / Lab Marker: Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) [High altitude periodic breathing G47.32] < 5 events/hour (G47.32) Clinical Reference Target Range
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Rilonacept Arcalyst • RxCUI 763453 FDA Prescription Therapeutic Agent 77% $0.4800 $ 27.94 /mo
Dichlorphenamide Ormalvi, Keveyis • RxCUI 197594 Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor 90% $0.9400 $ 46.57 /mo
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Peer-Reviewed Human Clinical Trials & Meta-Analyses (High altitude periodic breathing)

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Study & Plain-English Finding Sample (N) Rigor Primary Source
New Insights on Achieved blood pressure and heart and blood vessel outcomes in high-risk: What a 8,407-Participant Study Found

Mean achieved SBP less than 120 mm Hg during treatment was associated with increased risk of heart and blood vessel outcomes except for heart attack and stroke.

Lancet (London, England) • 2017-06-03 • Meta-Analysis
N = 8,407 99/100 PMID 28390695 ↗
New Insights on Major outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients randomized to: What a 9,048-Participant Study Found

Thiazide-type diuretics are superior in preventing 1 or more major forms of CVD and are less expensive.

JAMA • 2002-12-18 • Randomized Controlled Trial
N = 9,048 96/100 PMID 12479763 ↗
New Insights on Heart and blood vessel outcomes in high-risk hypertensive patients stratified by: What a 8,126-Participant Study Found

Older high-risk patients with high blood pressure and reduced GFR are more likely to develop CHD than to develop ESRD.

Annals of internal medicine • 2006-02-07 • Randomized Controlled Trial
N = 8,126 96/100 PMID 16461961 ↗
New Insights on Glucose levels predict hospitalization for congestive heart failure in patients: What a 25,620-Participant Study Found

Fasting plasma glucose is an independent predictor of hospitalization for CHF in high-risk subjects.

Circulation • 2007-03-20 • Randomized Controlled Trial
N = 25,620 96/100 PMID 17339550 ↗
New Insights on Effect of evolocumab or ezetimibe added to moderate- or high-intensity statin: What a 2,067-Participant Study Found

Evolocumab reduced LDL-C levels by 66% (95% CI, 58% to 73%) to 75% (95% CI, 65% to 84%) (every 2 weeks) and by 63% (95% CI, 54% to 71%) to 75% (95% CI, 67% to 83%) (monthly) vs placebo at the mean of weeks 10 and 12 in the...

JAMA • 2014-05-14 • Phase III Randomized Trial
N = 2,067 96/100 PMID 24825642 ↗
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