Type
Sleep Therapy
Duration
30 min
What's included
5 deliverables in this treatment
- Device fitting and instruction at the clinic
- Overnight home monitoring of breathing, oxygen saturation, pulse, and snoring
- Physician evaluation of the full recording (apnea–hypopnea index, desaturations)
- Written result with recommended next steps
- Integration with cardiology care for patients with hypertension or arrhythmias
Centrum kardiovaskulární péče Brno offers a self-pay sleep apnea examination — overnight monitoring that screens for obstructive sleep apnea, a condition affecting an estimated one in ten adults and strongly linked to hypertension, atrial fibrillation, daytime fatigue, and cardiovascular risk. Screening at a cardiology centre is particularly relevant: untreated sleep apnea is one of the most common reversible drivers of difficult-to-control blood pressure and recurrent arrhythmias. The clinic fits the monitoring device, the patient sleeps at home as usual, and a physician evaluates the recording — breathing pauses, oxygen desaturations, snoring, and heart rhythm — and recommends next steps, from lifestyle measures to referral for CPAP therapy.
About this treatment
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is dramatically underdiagnosed — most people who have it do not know, because the breathing pauses happen while they sleep. The classic clues are loud snoring, witnessed pauses in breathing, gasping awakenings, unrefreshing sleep, morning headaches, and daytime sleepiness. Less obvious but equally important clues are cardiological: blood pressure that stays high despite multiple medications, nocturnal blood-pressure peaks,…
Why a cardiovascular centre screens for sleep apnea
During each apnea episode, oxygen levels fall and the sympathetic nervous system surges, spiking blood pressure and stressing the heart hundreds of times per night. The evidence links untreated OSA to resistant hypertension, atrial fibrillation recurrence after cardioversion or ablation, heart failure progression, and stroke. For Centrum kardiovaskulární péče — a centre whose core specialism is treating atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias —…
Good to know
- Price
- 1,300 Kč all-inclusive
- Setting
- Home monitoring — sleep in your own bed
- Evaluated by
- Physician at a specialist cardiovascular centre
- Key relevance
- Resistant hypertension and recurrent atrial fibrillation
- Referral
- Not required — direct self-pay booking
Who is this for?
Loud snorers, witnessed breathing pauses, daytime sleepiness, resistant hypertension, recurrent atrial fibrillation, pre-ablation work-up, drivers needing alertness assessment
Preparation required
Attend the clinic for device fitting; sleep at home as normally as possible. Avoid alcohol and sleeping pills on the recording night unless instructed otherwise. Return the device the next day as agreed. Bring a list of current medications.
About the clinic
Reviews, team and credentials
Independent review links and clinic-reported team information.
Clinical team
The clinical team is led by doc. MUDr. Martin Fiala, Ph.D., a leading Czech electrophysiologist whose team has performed catheter ablation since 1993. Named physicians include MUDr. František Lehar, Ph.D., Mgr. Veronika Bulková, Ph.D., MUDr. Jiří Jež, doc. MUDr. Miroslav Novák, MUDr. Magda Bartlová, MUDr. Jiří Lang, MUDr. Radka Bartovičová, MUDr. Lenka Kubková, MUDr. Petr Lokaj, MUDr. Eva Kubátová, MUDr. Iva…
Languages: Czech, English
Treatment highlights
- Device fitting and instruction at the clinic
- Overnight home monitoring of breathing, oxygen saturation, pulse, and snoring
+3 more items in What's included
1,300 Kč for the sleep apnea examination, including device fitting, overnight home monitoring, and physician evaluation of the recording. Price includes VAT; list valid from 1 April 2026. No referral required for self-pay patients.