I wanted to know if anyone else is having the same sort of issue. Does untreated obstructive sleep apnea cause secondary erythrocytosis. Pv Infographic Polycythemia Vera Oncology Nursing Hematology I had my sleep study a few weeks ago now the doctor is saying i don t have sleep apnea any more yet because of the polycythemia vera elevated red blood cells caused by my bone marrow when i lye down i feel like i can t breath correctly with out my machine. Polycythemia sleep apnea . Evaluate patients received in the unit of sleep disordered breathing referred from hematology department hdp for suspected osas and polycythemia having discarded polycythemia vera. Choi jb 1 loredo js norman d mills pj ancoli israel s ziegler mg dimsdale je. Nguyen cd 1 holty jc 2. 1 department of neuropsychiatry kyunggi provincial hospital for the elderly kyunggi do south korea. Because it can increase your risk of stroke it s important to get treatment if necessary. Secondary polycythemia most ofte...