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Roncero A, Castro S, Herrero J, Romero S, Caballero C, Rodriguez P. [Obstructive Sleep Apnea]. OPEN RESPIRATORY ARCHIVES 2022; 4:100185. [PMID: 37496584 PMCID: PMC10369596 DOI: 10.1016/j.opresp.2022.100185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is defined as the presence of an apnea-hyponea index (AHI)>15/h, predominantly obstructive or AHI greater than 5 with symptoms, the classic symptoms are observed apneas, daytime sleepiness and snoring, however, there are many other associated symptoms. To assess the severity of OSA, classically, only the AHI value was considered, but there is increasing evidence to implicate other factors. The predisposition to develop OSA is determined by anatomical and functional features. Having OSA increases the risk of accidents, high blood pressure (HBP) and is associated with cardiovascular risk, diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiac arrhythmia and neoplasms. To assess the probability of OSA, questionnaires and scales have been developed to assess symptoms, the certain diagnosis is obtained by polysomnography (PSG), which is the gold standard test, or polygraphy, which is a simpler and more accessible diagnostic test for diagnosis validated, the use of one or the other will depend on the suspicion and the associated comorbidities. Treatments for sleep apnea increasingly tend to be more individualized based on the characteristics of the patient and all are complementary. Hygienic-dietary measures should be applied in all patients, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the most effective treatment and with the most evidence, but other treatments are also available such as mandibular advancement devices (MAD), postural therapy and surgical options among others. Telemedicine is advancing in the follow-up of patients with OSA, both from non-face-to-face consultations and control of equipment via Wi-Fi to assess adherence, efficacy and correct control of therapy.
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- Unidad de sueño, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, España
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- Unidad de sueño, Hospital Fundación Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de sueño, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, España
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- Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España
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- Unidad de sueño, Hospital San Pedro, Logroño, La Rioja, España
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Ferraz PD, Francisco I, Borges MI, Guimarães A, Carvalho F, Caramelo F, Figueiredo JP, Vale F. Pharyngeal Airspace Alterations after Using the Mandibular Advancement Device in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12060835. [PMID: 35743866 PMCID: PMC9224702 DOI: 10.3390/life12060835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Mandibular Advancement Devices (MADs), inserted in non-surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), are used intra-orally during the sleep period, with the aim of promoting mandibular protrusion. The aim of the study is to analyze the changes in the upper airway after the use of an MAD in the treatment of OSAHS. Methods: 60 patients diagnosed with OSAHS, as established by the Sleep Medicine Service, underwent treatment with the Silensor SL device at the Stomatology Service of the University Hospital Center of Coimbra, from January 2018 to January 2019. All patients completed two polysomnographies and two lateral teleradiographies: one before starting treatment (T0) and one after 1 year of treatment (T1). In the lateral teleradiography performed after one year of treatment, the patient had the MAD placed intra-orally. The linear measurements of the airspace proposed by the Arnett/Gunson FAB Surgery cephalometric analysis were measured at four craniometric points: A, MCI, B, Pog. Results: The results demonstrate an anteroposterior airway enlargement in two of the four points studied with the MAD placed intra-orally (B and Pog point). The greatest average increase is observed at point Pog (3 mm), followed by B (1 mm), and finally, point A (0.6 mm). Conclusions: This study proved that there is an improvement in anteroposterior measurements at various points in the upper airways after treatment with MAD.
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- Pedro Dias Ferraz
- Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal; (M.I.B.); (F.C.); (J.P.F.)
- Correspondence: (P.D.F.); (F.V.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Orthodontics, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal; (I.F.); (A.G.)
- Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal;
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- Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal; (M.I.B.); (F.C.); (J.P.F.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Orthodontics, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal; (I.F.); (A.G.)
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- Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal; (M.I.B.); (F.C.); (J.P.F.)
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- Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal;
- Laboratory of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (LBIM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
- Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
- Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), 3030-370 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Hospital and University Centre (CHUC), 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal; (M.I.B.); (F.C.); (J.P.F.)
- Clinical Academic Center of Coimbra (CACC), 3030-370 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Orthodontics, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal; (I.F.); (A.G.)
- Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal;
- Correspondence: (P.D.F.); (F.V.)
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McNicholas WT, Pevernagie D. Obstructive sleep apnea: transition from pathophysiology to an integrative disease model. J Sleep Res 2022; 31:e13616. [PMID: 35609941 PMCID: PMC9539471 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterised by recurring episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep and the fundamental abnormality reflects the inability of the upper airway dilating muscles to withstand the negative forces generated within the upper airway during inspiration. Factors that result in narrowing of the oropharynx such as abnormal craniofacial anatomy, soft tissue accumulation in the neck, and rostral fluid shift in the recumbent position increase the collapsing forces within the airway. The counteracting forces of upper airway dilating muscles, especially the genioglossus, are negatively influenced by sleep onset, inadequacy of the genioglossus responsiveness, ventilatory instability, especially post arousal, and loop gain. OSA is frequently associated with comorbidities that include metabolic, cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary, and neuropsychiatric, and there is growing evidence of bidirectional relationships between OSA and comorbidity, especially for heart failure, metabolic syndrome, and stroke. A detailed understanding of the complex pathophysiology of OSA encourages the development of therapies targeted at pathophysiological endotypes and facilitates a move towards precision medicine as a potential alternative to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in selected patients.
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- Walter T McNicholas
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital Group, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Zhou N, Ho JPT, de Vries N, Bosschieter PF, Ravesloot MJ, de Lange J. Evaluation of drug-induced sleep endoscopy as a tool for selecting patients with obstructive sleep apnea for maxillomandibular advancement. J Clin Sleep Med 2022; 18:1073-1081. [PMID: 34877928 PMCID: PMC8974383 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES (1) To investigate if drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) findings are predictive of surgical response for patients undergoing maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and (2) to investigate the predictive value of the jaw thrust maneuver during DISE in terms of surgical response to MMA. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted in patients with OSA who underwent a baseline polysomnography (PSG) and DISE followed by MMA and a 3- to 6-month follow-up PSG between September 1, 2011, and September 30, 2020. RESULTS Sixty-four patients with OSA (50 males [78.1%]; mean ± SD age = 51.7 ± 9.5 years; mean ± SD apnea-hypopnea index = 49.0 ± 20.8 events/h) were included. Thirty-nine patients were responders, and 25 were nonresponders. Adjusting for baseline characteristics and surgical characteristics (eg, age, baseline apnea-hypopnea index, degree of maxillary advancement), patients with complete anteroposterior epiglottic collapse had 0.239 times lower odds for response to MMA (95% confidence interval, 0.059-0.979; P = .047). No significant relationship was found between complete concentric velum collapse and MMA response. There was no statistically significant association between effect of jaw thrust maneuver during DISE on upper airway patency and treatment outcome of MMA. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that DISE is a promising tool to identify patients who will or will not respond to MMA for treating OSA. Patients with complete anteroposterior epiglottic collapse may be less suitable candidates for MMA. CITATION Zhou N, Ho J-PTF, de Vries N, Bosschieter PFN, Ravesloot MJL, de Lange J. Evaluation of drug-induced sleep endoscopy as a tool for selecting patients with obstructive sleep apnea for maxillomandibular advancement. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022;18(4):1073-1081.
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- Ning Zhou
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC) and Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC) and Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers (Amsterdam UMC) and Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Dutta R, Tong BK, Eckert DJ. Development of a physiological-based model that uses standard polysomnography and clinical data to predict oral appliance treatment outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med 2022; 18:861-870. [PMID: 34710038 PMCID: PMC8883098 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Oral appliance (OA) therapy is a well-tolerated alternative to continuous positive airway pressure. However, it is less efficacious. A major unresolved clinical challenge is the inability to accurately predict who will respond to OA therapy. We recently developed a model to estimate obstructive sleep apnea pathophysiological endotypes. This study aimed to apply this physiological-based model to predict OA treatment responses. METHODS Sixty-two men and women with obstructive sleep apnea (aged 29-71 years) were studied to investigate the efficacy of a novel OA device. An in-laboratory diagnostic followed by an OA treatment efficacy polysomnography were performed. Seven polysomnography variables from the diagnostic study plus age and body mass index were included in our machine-learning-based model to predict OA therapy response according to standard apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) definitions. Initially, the model was trained on data from the first 45 participants using 10-fold cross-validation. A blinded independent validation was then performed for the remaining 17 participants. RESULTS Mean accuracy of the trained model to predict OA therapy responders vs nonresponders (AHI < 5 events/h) using 10-fold cross-validation was 91% ± 8%. In the independent blinded validation, 100% (AHI < 5 events/h); 59% (AHI < 10 events/h); 71% (50% reduction in AHI); and 82% (50% reduction in AHI to < 20 events/h) of the 17 participants were correctly classified for each of the treatment outcome definitions respectively. CONCLUSIONS While further evaluation in larger clinical data sets is required, these findings highlight the potential to use routinely collected sleep study and clinical data with machine learning-based approaches underpinned by obstructive sleep apnea endotype concepts to help predict treatment outcomes to OA therapy for people with obstructive sleep apnea. CITATION Dutta R, Tong BK, Eckert DJ. Development of a physiological-based model that uses standard polysomnography and clinical data to predict oral appliance treatment outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2022;18(3):861-870.
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- Ritaban Dutta
- Data61, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health and Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Bedford Park Adelaide, South Australia, Australia,Address correspondence to: Danny J. Eckert, PhD, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, 5 Laffer Drive, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia 5042; Tel: +61 8 7421 9780;
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Snoring can be harmless (primary) or a symptom of sleep-disordered breathing (secondary) and should alert the physician to evaluate the patient for risks thereof. Phenotypes of snoring and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are anatomic and nonanatomic and identifying these phenotypes and their interrelationships are critical to effective therapy. Mouth breathing alerts the physician to nasal airway obstruction, signals orofacial growth changes in children, and heralds the progression of SDB. Systematic evaluation to establish phenotypes includes assessing sleep habits, comorbidities, upper airway examination, polysomnography, and drug-induced sleep endoscopy. Strategies for treatment should be personalized and precise to the phenotype(s) to achieve the most benefit.
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- Yoke-Yeow Yap
- KPJ Johor Specialist Hospital, 39b Jalan Abdul Samad, Johor Bahru 80100, Malaysia.
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Schammel NC, VandeWater T, Self S, Wilson C, Schammel CMG, Cowley R, Gault DB, Madeline LA. Obstructive sleep apnea and white matter hyperintensities: correlation or causation? Brain Imaging Behav 2022; 16:1671-1683. [PMID: 35218506 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-022-00642-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Obstructive sleep apnea (apnea) is thought to cause small vessel ischemic episodes in the brain from hypoxic events, postulated as white matter hyperintensities (hyperintensities) identified on MRI which are implicated in cognitive decline. This study sought to evaluate these correlations. A retrospective evaluation of adults who underwent polysomnography (4/1/2016 to 4/30/2017) and a brain MRI prior to apnea diagnosis or within a year post-diagnosis was completed. MRI visual evaluation of hyperintensities using Fazekas scores were collected blind to clinical data. Collated clinical/MRI data were stratified and analyzed using chi-square, fishers t-tests, ANOVA/ANCOVA and linear regression. Stratification by apnea category revealed no significant differences in any variables including hyperintensity measures (Fazekas p=0.1584; periventricular p=0.3238; deep p=0.4618; deep total p=0.1770). Stratification by Fazekas category, periventricular and deep hyperintensities revealed increasing prevalence with age (p=0.0001); however, apnea categories were not significantly associated (Fazekas p=0.1479; periventricular p=0.3188; deep p=0.4503), nor were any individual apnea indicators. Continuous apnea measurements werre not associated with any hyperintensity factor; total deep hyperintensities were not associated with any apnea factors. Continuous BMI was not found to be associated with any apnea or hyperintensity factors. Only hypertension was noted to be associated with Fazekas (p=0.0045), deep (p=0.0010) and total deep (p=0.0021) hyperintensities; however, hypertension was not associated with apnea category (p=0.3038) or any associated factors. These data suggest apneas alone from OSA are insufficient to cause WMH, but other factors appear to contribute to the complex development of small vessel ischemic injury associated with age and cognitive decline.
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- Noah C Schammel
- University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA
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- University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Pathology Associates, 8 Memorial Medical Ct., Greenville, SC, 29605, USA.
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- University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA.,Department of Radiology, Prisma Health-Upstate, Greenville, SC, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Prisma Health-Upstate, Greenville, SC, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Prisma Health-Upstate, Greenville, SC, USA
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Comorbidity Phenotypes in Primary Health Care Patients in Northern Greece. Healthcare (Basel) 2022; 10:healthcare10020338. [PMID: 35206952 PMCID: PMC8871749 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare10020338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a significant public health issue. In the general population, the prevalence varies from 10% to 50%. We aimed to phenotype comorbidities in OSAS patients referred to the primary health care (PHC) system. Methods: We enrolled 1496 patients referred to the PHC system for any respiratory- or sleep-related issue from November 2015 to September 2017. Some patients underwent polysomnography (PSG) evaluation in order to establish OSAS diagnosis. The final study population comprised 136 patients, and the Charlson comorbidity index was assessed. Categorical principal component analysis and TwoStep clustering was used to identify distinct clusters in the study population. Results: The analysis revealed three clusters: the first with moderate OSAS, obesity and a high ESS score without significant comorbidities; the second with severe OSAS, severe obesity with comorbidities and the highest ESS score; and the third with severe OSAS and obesity without comorbidities but with a high ESS score. The clusters differed in age (p < 0.005), apnea–hypopnea index, oxygen desaturation index, arousal index and respiratory and desaturation arousal index (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Predictive comorbidity models may aid the early diagnosis of patients at risk in the context of PHC and pave the way for personalized treatment.
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Wasey W, Wasey N, Manahil N, Saleh S, Mohammed A. Hidden Dangers of Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Cureus 2022; 14:e21513. [PMID: 35223289 PMCID: PMC8862691 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Hensen HA, Carberry JC, Krishnan AV, Osman AM, Mosch AMH, Toson B, Tay KL, Eckert DJ. Impaired pharyngeal reflex responses to negative pressure: A novel cause of sleep apnea in multiple sclerosis. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2022; 132:815-823. [PMID: 35050793 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00240.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, people with MS often do not have 'typical' anatomical risk factors (i.e. non-obese and female predominance). Accordingly, non-anatomical factors such as impaired upper airway muscle function may be particularly important for OSA pathogenesis in MS. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate genioglossus (largest upper-airway dilator muscle) reflex responses to brief pulses of upper airway negative pressure in people with OSA and MS. 11 people with MS and OSA and 10 OSA controls without MS matched for age, sex and OSA severity were fitted with a nasal mask, pneumotachograph, choanal and epiglottic pressure sensors and intramuscular electrodes into genioglossus. Approximately 60 brief (250ms) negative pressure pulses (~-12cmH2O mask pressure) were delivered every 2-6 breaths at random during quiet nasal breathing during wakefulness to determine genioglossus EMG reflex responses (timing, amplitude and morphology). Where available, recent clinical MRI brain scans were evaluated for the number, size and location of brainstem lesions in the MS group. When present, genioglossus reflex excitation responses were similar between MS participants and controls (e.g. peak excitation amplitude 229±85 vs. 282±98 % baseline, p=0.17). However, ~30% of people with MS had either an abnormal (predominantly inhibition) or no protective excitation reflex. Participants with MS without a reflex had multiple brainstem lesions including in the hypoglossal motor nucleus which may impair sensory processing and/or efferent output. Impaired pharyngeal reflex function may be an important contributor to OSA pathogenesis for a proportion of people with MS.
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- Hanna A Hensen
- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,UCD School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Gumidyala R, Selzer A. Preoperative optimization of obstructive sleep apnea. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2022; 60:24-32. [PMID: 34897219 DOI: 10.1097/aia.0000000000000353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Su L, Chen R, Luo J, Xiao Y. Current medical education improves OSA-related knowledge but not confidence in residents: An underappreciated public health risk. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:973884. [PMID: 36440416 PMCID: PMC9691645 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.973884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and induces a growing health care burden. However, a large proportion of patients with OSA do not receive appropriate treatment and are underdiagnosed or misdiagnosed in primary care. A contributing factor to the phenomenon is the lack of education, which reflects the current inadequacies in medical education. Therefore, assessing the level of knowledge and attitudes toward OSA and associated factors among resident physicians is highly warranted. METHODS A validated questionnaire, the OSA Knowledge and Attitudes (OSAKA) questionnaire was distributed to residents who had already completed undergraduate education and were attending an internal medicine residency training program. The questionnaire consists of 2 parts: including an assessment of (1) OSA-related knowledge involving epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment; (2) the importance of OSA and confidence in diagnosing and treating OSA patients. Other information including demographics, training experience, and questions exploring the future form of the sleep breathing disorder course was collected together. RESULTS Of the 160 residents who participated in the survey, 153 (95.6%) completed the survey and the mean total knowledge score was 12.6/18 (70% correct). Although all respondents believed that OSA was an important clinical disorder, only a minority of the residents felt confident in identifying patients at risk for OSA (38%), managing OSA patients (27.5%), or continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) (26.2%). We found that OSA training experience significantly increased knowledge scores (p = 0.002) but not confidence scores (p = 0.248). As for the specific form of medical education, "Small classes during residency training" was the most popular form of sleep-breathing disorder educational training in the future of the resident training program. CONCLUSION Despite adequate knowledge of OSA, there was still a generalized lack of confidence in the management of OSA patients among residents. Current medical education can not build enough confidence for physicians, which may in turn affect patients' trust and reduce long-term compliance. Untreated OSA places a significant health threat and economic burden on not only the patients but also their families and society, causing an underappreciated public health risk. In the future, merely increasing OSA courses is not sufficient, a more specific focus on the course format and training effect is required.
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- Linfan Su
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Ni YN, Thomas RJ. A longitudinal study of the accuracy of positive pressure therapy machine-detected apnea-hypopnea events. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 18:1121-1134. [PMID: 34886948 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES During positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for sleep apnea syndromes, the machine detected respiratory event index (REIFLOW) is an important method for clinicians to evaluate the beneficial effects of PAP. There are concerns about the accuracy of this detection, which also confounds a related question-how common and severe are residual events on PAP. METHODS Subjects with OSA who underwent a split night polysomnography were recruited prospectively. Those treated with PAP and tracked by the EncoreAnywhere system were analyzed. The ones who stopped PAP within one month were excluded for this analysis. Compliance, therapy data and waveform data were analyzed. Machine detected versus manually scored events were compared at the 1st, 3rd, 6th and 12th month from PAP initiation. Logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with a high REIFLOW difference. RESULTS One hundred and seventy-nine patients with a mean age 59.06 ± 13.97 years old, median body mass index 33.60 (29.75-38.75) kg/m2, and median baseline AHI 46.30 (31.50-65.90) times/hour were included. The difference between the machine detected REIFLOW and manually scored REIFLOW was 10.72 ±8.43 in the first month and remained stable for up to 12 months. Male sex and large leak ≥ 1.5% were more frequent in patients who had an REIFLOW difference of ≥ 5 / hour of use. A titration arousal index ≥ 15/ hour of sleep, and higher ratio of unstable to stable breathing were also associated with an REIFLOW difference ≥ 5 times/hour of use. CONCLUSIONS There is a substantial and sustained difference between manual and automated event estimates during PAP therapy, and some associated factors were identified.
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- Yue-Nan Ni
- Department of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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Update and Progress in Pediatric Sleep Disorders. J Pediatr 2021; 239:16-23. [PMID: 34450124 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Ding Q, Qin L, Wojeck B, Inzucchi SE, Ibrahim A, Bravata DM, Strohl KP, Yaggi HK, Zinchuk AV. Polysomnographic Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Incident Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the DREAM Study. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2021; 18:2067-2078. [PMID: 34185617 PMCID: PMC8641817 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202012-1556oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with cardiovascular disease and incident type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Seven OSA phenotypes, labeled on the basis of their most distinguishing polysomnographic features, have been shown to be differentially associated with incident cardiovascular disease. However, little is known about the relevance of polysomnographic phenotypes for the risk of T2DM. Objectives: To assess whether polysomnographic phenotypes are associated with incident T2DM and to compare the predictive value of baseline polysomnographic phenotypes with the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) for T2DM. Methods: The study included 840 individuals without baseline diabetes from a multisite observational U.S. veteran cohort who underwent OSA evaluation between 2000 and 2004, with follow-up through 2012. The primary outcome was incident T2DM, defined as no diagnosis at baseline and a new physician diagnosis confirmed by fasting blood glucose >126 mg/dL during follow-up. Relationships between the seven polysomnographic phenotypes (1. mild, 2. periodic limb movements of sleep [PLMS], 3. non-rapid eye movement and poor sleep, 4. rapid eye movement and hypoxia, 5. hypopnea and hypoxia, 6. arousal and poor sleep, and 7. combined severe) and incident T2DM were investigated using Cox proportional hazards regression and competing risk regression models with and without adjustment for baseline covariates. Likelihood ratio tests were conducted to compare the predictive value of the phenotypes with the AHI. Results: During a median follow-up period of 61 months, 122 (14.5%) patients developed incident T2DM. After adjustment for baseline sociodemographics, fasting blood glucose, body mass index, comorbidities, and behavioral risk factors, hazard ratios among persons with "hypopnea and hypoxia" and "PLMS" phenotypes as compared with persons with "mild" phenotype were 3.18 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.53-6.61] and 2.26 (95% CI, 1.06-4.83) for incident T2DM, respectively. Mild OSA (5 ⩽ AHI < 15) (vs. no OSA) was directly associated with incident T2DM in both unadjusted and multivariable-adjusted regression models. The addition of polysomnographic phenotypes, but not AHI, to known T2DM risk factors greatly improved the predictive value of the computed prediction model. Conclusions: Polysomnographic phenotypes "hypopnea and hypoxia" and "PLMS" independently predict risk of T2DM among a predominantly male veteran population. Polysomnographic phenotypes improved T2DM risk prediction comared with the use of AHI.
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- Qinglan Ding
- College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Endocrinology, and
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Section of Endocrinology, and
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Richard L. Roudenbush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Veterans Affairs Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Pépin JL, Eastwood P, Eckert DJ. Novel avenues to approach non-CPAP therapy and implement comprehensive OSA care. Eur Respir J 2021; 59:13993003.01788-2021. [PMID: 34824053 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01788-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Recent advances in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) pathophysiology and translational research have opened new lines of investigation for OSA treatment and management. Key goals of such investigations are to provide efficacious, alternative treatment and management pathways that are better tailored to individual risk profiles to move beyond the traditional, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)-focused, "one size fits all", trial and error approach which is too frequently inadequate for many patients. Identification of different clinical manifestations of OSA (clinical phenotypes) and underlying pathophysiological phenotypes (endotypes), that contribute to OSA have provided novel insights into underlying mechanisms and have underpinned these efforts. Indeed, this new knowledge has provided the framework for precision medicine for OSA to improve treatment success rates with existing non-CPAP therapies such as mandibular advancement devices and upper airway surgery, and newly developed therapies such as hypoglossal nerve stimulation and emerging therapies such as pharmacotherapies and combination therapy. These concepts have also provided insight into potential physiological barriers to CPAP adherence for certain patients. This review summarises the recent advances in OSA pathogenesis, non-CPAP treatment, clinical management approaches and highlights knowledge gaps for future research. OSA endotyping and clinical phenotyping, risk stratification and personalised treatment allocation approaches are rapidly evolving and will further benefit from the support of recent advances in e-health and artificial intelligence.
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- Jean-Louis Pépin
- HP2 Laboratory, INSERM U1042, University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France .,EFCR Laboratory, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute and Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute and Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
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Narang I, Carberry JC, Butler JE, Gandevia SC, Chiang AKI, Eckert DJ. Physiological Responses and Perceived Comfort to High Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy in Awake Adults: Effects of Flow Magnitude and Temperature. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2021; 131:1772-1782. [PMID: 34709070 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00085.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Clinical use of heated, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) for non-invasive respiratory support is increasing and may have a therapeutic role in stabilizing the upper airway in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, physiological mechanisms by which HFNC therapy may improve upper-airway function and effects of different temperature modes are unclear. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine effects of incremental flows and temperature modes (heated and non-heated) of HFNC on upper airway muscle activity (genioglossus), pharyngeal airway pressure, breathing parameters and perceived comfort. Six participants (2 females, aged 35±14 years) were studied during wakefulness in supine position and received HFNC at variable flows (0-60 L/min) during heated (37ºC) and non-heated (21ºC) modes. Breathing parameters via calibrated Respitrace inductance bands (chest and abdomen), upper-airway pressures via airway transducers, and genioglossus muscle activity via intra-muscular bipolar fine wire electrodes were measured. Comfort levels during HFNC were quantified using a visual analogue scale. Increasing HFNC flows did not increase genioglossus muscle activation despite increased negative epiglottic pressure swings (p=0.009). HFNC provided ~7cmH2O positive airway pressure at 60 L/min in non-heated and heated modes. In addition, increasing the magnitude of HFNC flow reduced breathing frequency (p=0.045), increased expiratory time (p=0.040), increased peak inspiratory flow (p=0.002), and increased discomfort (p=0.004). Greater discomfort occurred at higher flows in non-heated versus heated mode (p=0.034). These findings provide novel insight into key physiological changes that occur with HFNC for respiratory support and indicate the primary mechanism for improved upper-airway stability is positive airway pressure, not increased pharyngeal muscle activity.
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- Indra Narang
- Translational Medicine, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School Of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute Sleep Health/Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia.,School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Lechat B, Scott H, Naik G, Hansen K, Nguyen DP, Vakulin A, Catcheside P, Eckert DJ. New and Emerging Approaches to Better Define Sleep Disruption and Its Consequences. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:751730. [PMID: 34690688 PMCID: PMC8530106 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.751730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Current approaches to quantify and diagnose sleep disorders and circadian rhythm disruption are imprecise, laborious, and often do not relate well to key clinical and health outcomes. Newer emerging approaches that aim to overcome the practical and technical constraints of current sleep metrics have considerable potential to better explain sleep disorder pathophysiology and thus to more precisely align diagnostic, treatment and management approaches to underlying pathology. These include more fine-grained and continuous EEG signal feature detection and novel oxygenation metrics to better encapsulate hypoxia duration, frequency, and magnitude readily possible via more advanced data acquisition and scoring algorithm approaches. Recent technological advances may also soon facilitate simple assessment of circadian rhythm physiology at home to enable sleep disorder diagnostics even for “non-circadian rhythm” sleep disorders, such as chronic insomnia and sleep apnea, which in many cases also include a circadian disruption component. Bringing these novel approaches into the clinic and the home settings should be a priority for the field. Modern sleep tracking technology can also further facilitate the transition of sleep diagnostics from the laboratory to the home, where environmental factors such as noise and light could usefully inform clinical decision-making. The “endpoint” of these new and emerging assessments will be better targeted therapies that directly address underlying sleep disorder pathophysiology via an individualized, precision medicine approach. This review outlines the current state-of-the-art in sleep and circadian monitoring and diagnostics and covers several new and emerging approaches to better define sleep disruption and its consequences.
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- Bastien Lechat
- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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Wasey W, Wasey N, Saleh S, Aziz I. The Many Fronts of Battling Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Cureus 2021; 13:e16937. [PMID: 34540377 PMCID: PMC8423121 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.16937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a breathing disorder during sleep secondary to collapsing upper airways that leads to a significant decrease or a complete cessation of airflow despite an effort to breathe. As the name suggests, an obstruction, likely caused by an inherited narrow airway, is the most common cause. But there are less known factors that may contribute to the worsening of OSA. We present a case of very severe OSA contributed by weight gain, opioid use, and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), in addition to a genetically narrow airway. This case highlights the importance of battling OSA on many different fronts. Our patient eventually was able to stop positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, once the contributing factors were addressed appropriately.
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- Waiz Wasey
- Family and Community Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, USA
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- General Practice, Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, IND
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- Family Medicine, Ruth Temple Health Center, Los Angeles, USA
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- Family Medicine, Mercyhealth, Beloit, USA
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The Association between Use of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists and the Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Nationwide Population-Based Nested Case-Control Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18189720. [PMID: 34574645 PMCID: PMC8467455 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent upper airway collapse. Benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BZRAs) are associated with pharyngeal muscle relaxation, increased apnea duration, and hypoxia, which might worsen OSA. This study aimed to examine the association between the use of BZRAs and the risk of OSA. The study was conducted using data from the National Health Insurance Database of Taiwan between 2002 and 2011. We only included new users who were never exposed to any BZRAs and identified 1848 participants with OSA, and 1848 matched controls. A logistic regression model was used to determine the association between the use of BZRAs and the development of OSA. BZRA exposure was divided into usage patterns, dosage, duration, and pharmacokinetic class. We found an increased risk of OSA in current users and recent past users compared with distant past users. Patients with a higher cumulative dose of BZRAs were more likely to develop OSA compared to those with a lower cumulative dose. We found an increased risk of OSA in patients treated with BZRAs, especially for current users and those with higher cumulative doses. A reduced risk of OSA was found in Z-drug users compared with benzodiazepine users.
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Su L, Xiao Y. Application of personalized medicine to obstructive sleep apnea in China. Sleep Med 2021; 87:22-29. [PMID: 34508984 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder whose prevalence is increasing in China consistent with rising obesity trends. OSA is a heterogeneous disorder depends on anatomical and nonanatomical risk factors. Ethnicity differentially influences the attribution of these OSA risk factors. Chinese patients had more craniofacial bony restriction and Caucasians were more obese. This suggests ethnic differences in potential applications for diagnostics and therapeutics. However, current strategies for the management of OSA reflect a one-size-fits-all approach based on the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) remains the first-line and most efficacious treatment for OSA, the acceptance is unacceptably low in China. Therefore, targeted therapies to treat OSA need to be developed. This review summarizes the differences in OSA pathogenesis of Chinese patients and analyzes the current condition of personalized medicine to patients with OSA in China. The application of personalized medicine to OSA in the Chinese population is still a long way off.
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- Linfan Su
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Pun M, Beaudin AE, Raneri JK, Anderson TJ, Hanly PJ, Poulin MJ. Impact of nocturnal oxygen and CPAP on the ventilatory response to hypoxia in OSA patients free of overt cardiovascular disease. Exp Neurol 2021; 346:113852. [PMID: 34461058 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2021.113852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A primary characteristic of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is chronic exposure to intermittent hypoxia (IH) due to repeated upper airway obstruction. Chronic IH exposure is believed to increase OSA severity over time by enhancing the acute ventilatory response to hypoxia (AHVR), thus promoting ventilatory overshoot when apnea ends and perpetuation of apnea during sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), the gold-standard treatment of OSA, reduces the AHVR, believed to result from correction of IH. However, CPAP also corrects ancillary features of OSA such as intermittent hypercapnia, negative intrathoracic pressure and surges in sympathetic activity, which may also contribute to the reduction in AHVR. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the impact of nocturnal oxygen therapy (to remove IH only) and CPAP (to correct IH and ancillary features of OSA) on AHVR in newly diagnosed OSA patients. Fifty-two OSA patients and twenty-two controls were recruited. The AHVR was assessed using a 5 min iscopanic-hypoxic challenge before, and after, treatment of OSA by nocturnal oxygen therapy and CPAP. Following baseline measurements, OSA patients were randomly assigned to nocturnal oxygen therapy (Oxygen, n = 26) or no treatment (Air; n = 26). The AHVR was re-assessed following two weeks of oxygen therapy or no treatment, after which all patients were treated with CPAP. The AHVR was quantified following ~4 weeks of adherent CPAP therapy (n = 40). Both nocturnal oxygen and CPAP treatments improved hypoxemia (p < 0.05), and, as expected, nocturnal oxygen therapy did not completely abolish respiratory events (i.e., apneas/hypopneas). Averaged across all OSA patients, nocturnal oxygen therapy did not change AHVR from baseline to post-oxygen therapy. Similarly, the AHVR was not altered pre- and post-CPAP (p > 0.05). However, there was a significant decrease in AHVR with both nocturnal oxygen therapy and CPAP in patients in the highest OSA severity quartile (p < 0.05). Nocturnal oxygen therapy and CPAP both reduce the AHVR in patients with the most severe OSA. Therefore, IH appears to be the primary mechanism producing ventilatory instability in patients with severe OSA via enhancement of the AHVR.
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- Matiram Pun
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Cardiac Science, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Sleep Centre, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
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A Novel Model to Estimate Key Obstructive Sleep Apnea Endotypes from Standard Polysomnography and Clinical Data and Their Contribution to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2021; 18:656-667. [PMID: 33064953 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202001-064oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Rationale: There are at least four key pathophysiological endotypes that contribute to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) pathophysiology. These include 1) upper-airway collapsibility (Pcrit); 2) arousal threshold; 3) loop gain; and 4) pharyngeal muscle responsiveness. However, an easily interpretable model to examine the different ways and the extent to which these OSA endotypes contribute to conventional polysomnography-defined OSA severity (i.e., the apnea-hypopnea index) has not been investigated. In addition, clinically deployable approaches to estimate OSA endotypes to advance knowledge on OSA pathogenesis and targeted therapy at scale are not currently available.Objectives: Develop an interpretable data-driven model to 1) determine the different ways and the extent to which the four key OSA endotypes contribute to polysomnography-defined OSA severity and 2) gain insight into how standard polysomnographic and clinical variables contribute to OSA endotypes and whether they can be used to predict OSA endotypes.Methods: Age, body mass index, and eight polysomnography parameters from a standard diagnostic study were collected. OSA endotypes were also quantified in 52 participants (43 participants with OSA and nine control subjects) using gold-standard physiologic methodology on a separate night. Unsupervised multivariate principal component analyses and data-driven supervised machine learning (decision tree learner) were used to develop a predictive algorithm to address the study objectives.Results: Maximum predictive performance accuracy of the trained model to identify standard polysomnography-defined OSA severity levels (no OSA, mild to moderate, or severe) using the using the four OSA endotypes was approximately twice that of chance. Similarly, performance accuracy to predict OSA endotype categories ("good," "moderate," or "bad") from standard polysomnographic and clinical variables was approximately twice that of chance for Pcrit and slightly lower for arousal threshold.Conclusions: This novel approach provides new insights into the different ways in which OSA endotypes can contribute to polysomnography-defined OSA severity. Although further validation work is required, these findings also highlight the potential for routine sleep study and clinical data to estimate at least two of the key OSA endotypes using data-driven predictive analysis methodology as part of a clinical decision support system to inform scalable research studies to advance OSA pathophysiology and targeted therapy for OSA.
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Sleep Disordered Breathing and Cardiovascular Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2021; 78:608-624. [PMID: 34353537 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Sleep disordered breathing causes repetitive episodes of nocturnal hypoxemia, sympathetic nervous activation, and cortical arousal, often associated with excessive daytime sleepiness. Sleep disordered breathing is common in people with, or at risk of, cardiovascular (CV) disease including those who are obese or have hypertension, coronary disease, heart failure, or atrial fibrillation. Current therapy of obstructive sleep apnea includes weight loss (if obese), exercise, and positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy. This improves daytime sleepiness. Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased CV risk, but treatment with PAP in randomized trials has not been shown to improve CV outcome. Central sleep apnea (CSA) is not usually associated with daytime sleepiness in heart failure or atrial fibrillation and is a marker of increased CV risk, but PAP has been shown to be harmful in 1 randomized trial. The benefits of better phenotyping, targeting of higher-risk patients, and a more personalized approach to therapy are being explored in ongoing trials.
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Pae EK, Harper RM. Elevated Hyoid Bone Position in Response to Mandibular Advancing Appliance Predicts Effectiveness of the Appliance for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. FRONTIERS IN DENTAL MEDICINE 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2021.672936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The objective was to determine whether hyoid bone elevation induced by an anterior mandibular positioning appliance (AMP) predicts the effectiveness of the AMP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Fifteen patients (12 males and 3 females) underwent polysomnographic recordings and lateral cephalograms before and after AMP use of at least 6 months. Measurements of sleep variables and upper airway morphology were compared between pre-AMP and with-AMP states. The AMP appliance reduced apnea-hypopnea indices (AHI) ~53% (33.77 ± 3.29 vs. 15.85 ± 3.78, P = 0.0013). Cephalograms of the oropharyngeal airway showed that the hyoid bone moved superiorly toward the inferior mandibular border (Δ H-MP) ~5 mm (23.4 ± 1.44 vs. 18.27 ± 1.86, P = 0.0377), with the AMP inserted in the oral cavity; no airway measurement other than hyoid bone position changed. No significant correlations emerged between AHI improvement (Δ AHI) and amounts of hyoid elevation (Δ H-MP) when all patients were pooled. However, when the samples were subcategorized, the correlation coefficients increased significantly (P < 0.01) in both subgroups. This outcome suggests the presence of two distinct types among the “Good-Responders” to AMP appliance use. Overall use of the AMP appliance is effective; however, the effectiveness of the appliance appears to depend on the mode of hyoid elevations, likely resulting from muscle responsiveness in patients with AMP use. The results suggest that Δ H-MP measurements may be a useful marker to segregate patients with tongue and hyoid muscles responsive to AMP from those not-so-responsive.
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Ni YN, Yang H, Thomas RJ. The role of acetazolamide in sleep apnea at sea level: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 17:1295-1304. [PMID: 33538687 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES The recognition of specific endotypes as drivers of sleep apnea suggests the need of therapies targeting individual mechanisms. Acetazolamide is known to stabilize respiration at high altitude but benefits at sea level are less well understood. METHODS All controlled studies of acetazolamide in obstructive sleep apnea and/or central sleep apnea (CSA) were evaluated. The primary outcome was the apnea-hypopnea index. RESULTS Fifteen trials with a total of 256 patients were pooled in our systematic review. Acetazolamide reduced the overall apnea-hypopnea index (mean difference [MD] -15.82, 95% CI: -21.91 to -9.74, P < .00001) in central sleep apnea (MD -22.60, 95% CI: -29.11 to -16.09, P < .00001), but not in obstructive sleep apnea (MD -10.29, 95% CI: -33.34 to 12.77, P = .38). Acetazolamide reduced the respiratory related arousal index (MD -0.82, 95% CI: -1.56 to -0.08, P = .03), improved partial arterial of oxygen (MD 11.62, 95% CI: 9.13-14.11, P < .00001), mean oxygen saturation (MD 1.78, 95% CI: 0.53-3.04, P = .005), total sleep time (MD 25.74, 95% CI: 4.10-47.38, P = .02), N2 sleep (MD 3.34, 95% CI: 0.12-6.56, P = .04) and sleep efficiency (MD 4.83, 95% CI: 0.53-9.13, P = .03). CONCLUSIONS Acetazolamide improves the apnea-hypopnea index and several sleep metrics in central sleep apnea. The drug may be of clinical benefit in patients with high loop gain apnea of various etiologies and patterns. The existence of high heterogeneity is an important limitation in applicability of our analysis. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION Registry: PROSPERO; Name: The effect of acetazolamide in patients with sleep apnea at sea level: a systematic review and meta analysis; URL: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020163316; Identifier: CRD42020163316.
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- Yue-Nan Ni
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Pevernagie D. Future Treatment of Sleep Disorders: Syndromic Approach Versus Management of Treatable Traits? Sleep Med Clin 2021; 16:465-473. [PMID: 34325823 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2021.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sleep disorders are categorized in line with traditional taxonomy. This conventional approach allows adequate management of many patients. Failure of treatment, however, may be due to nonspecificity of symptoms, coincidental association between symptoms and pathophysiological endotype, as well as co-occurrence of different pathologic mechanisms affecting sleep. Complex phenotypes often do not respond well to standard therapeutic interventions. In these cases, the clinical workup should aim at identifying treatable traits that will likely improve under targeted therapy. The challenge for sleep medicine is to further develop this innovative approach that is driven by the principles of systems medicine.
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- Dirk Pevernagie
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
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Sugiyama A, Shiota S, Yanagihara M, Nakayama H, Tsuiki S, Hayashida K, Inoue Y, Takahashi K. The role of long-term continuous positive airway pressure in the progression of obstructive sleep apnoea: A longitudinal cohort study. J Sleep Res 2021; 30:e13374. [PMID: 34137104 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests that short-term obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment could affect OSA pathogenesis such as ventilatory control. The aim of our present study was to identify the impact of long-term treatment on the change in pathogenesis and natural progression of OSA. In a longitudinal analysis of a non-obese cohort study, patients with OSA treated with either continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or an oral appliance (OA), interrupted their treatment for 1 week and underwent a polysomnography (PSG) off treatment that was compared with their initial PSG taken 5 years before treatment initiation. In all, 154 consecutive patients with OSA who were treated by CPAP using an auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure device (CPAP-APAP) (n = 112), or by OA (n = 27) or were untreated (n = 15), PSG was performed twice with a median (range) follow-up of 93 (60-176) months. Multivariate logistic regression showed that reduction of body mass index (BMI) and good treatment adherence to be significant predictors of favourable OSA progression, as represented by an improved or unchanged apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) (odds ratios were 5.14 and 2.89, respectively). Amongst the patients with an unchanged BMI and good CPAP-APAP adherence (n = 55), the improvement in AHI was significantly associated with the decrease in supine non-rapid eye movement-AHI and mixed apnoea index/apnoea index, which are generally recognised to be determinants of ventilator instability. These findings suggest that not only weight but also treatment adherence are determinants in the natural progression of OSA severity.
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- Ai Sugiyama
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.,Yoyogi Sleep Disorder Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Park JB, Bang S, Kim TG, Jin KH. Analyses of Corneal Morphology of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2021. [DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2021.62.6.762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Rodríguez Hermosa JL, Calle M, Guerassimova I, Fernández B, Montero VJ, Álvarez-Sala JL. Noninvasive electrical stimulation of oropharyngeal muscles in obstructive sleep apnea. Expert Rev Respir Med 2021; 15:1447-1460. [PMID: 34038311 DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2021.1935244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Introduction: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy remains the standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. However, its proven effect is useless if the patient does not tolerate the treatment. The electrical stimulation approach has been investigated for several decades now and it seems that the implantable devices for invasive electrical stimulation of hypoglossal nerve are viewed as effective with some of them already approved for human use.Areas covered: in this review, we intent to summarize the existing records of noninvasive stimulation in sleep apnea to make the scientific community aware of the details before deciding on its future. We believe that this is a battle still to fight and more could be done bearing in mind the safety of this method.Expertopinion: noninvasive electrical stimulation has been left behind based on few, small and inconsistent studies using different stimulation parameters. These studies are difficult to compare and to draw conclusions.Electrical stimulation is a field for research in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, with many aspects still to be discovered, and which may become a therapeutic alternative to the use of CPAP in certain patients.
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- Juan Luis Rodríguez Hermosa
- Pneumology Department. Hospital Clínico San Carlos. School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Pneumology Department. Hospital Clínico San Carlos. School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Pneumology Department. Hospital Clínico San Carlos. School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Torytrans SL, Innovative and technological-based company, Almagro, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Pneumology Department. Hospital Clínico San Carlos. School of Medicine, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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Strollo PJ, Soose RJ. Personalized care of obstructive sleep apnea with hypoglossal nerve stimulation. Sleep 2021; 44:S1-S3. [PMID: 33903912 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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Towards the endotyping of the sleep-pain interaction: a topical review on multitarget strategies based on phenotypic vulnerabilities and putative pathways. Pain 2021; 162:1281-1288. [PMID: 33105436 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Treatment-emergent central sleep apnea (TECSA) is a specific form of sleep-disordered breathing, characterized by the emergence or persistence of central apneas during treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. The purpose of this review was to summarize the definition, epidemiology, potential mechanisms, clinical characteristics, and treatment of TECSA. We searched for relevant articles up to January 31, 2020, in the PubMed database. The prevalence of TECSA varied widely in different studies. The potential mechanisms leading to TECSA included ventilatory control instability, low arousal threshold, activation of lung stretch receptors, and prolonged circulation time. TECSA may be a self-limited disorder in some patients and could be resolved spontaneously over time with ongoing treatment of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). However, central apneas persist even with the regular CPAP therapy in some patients, and new treatment approaches such as adaptive servo-ventilation may be necessary. We concluded that several questions regarding TECSA remain, despite the findings of many studies, and it is necessary to carry out large surveys with basic scientific design and clinical trials for TECSA to clarify these irregularities. Further, it will be vital to evaluate the baseline demographic and polysomnographic data of TECSA patients more carefully and comprehensively.
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Carter SG, Eckert DJ. Effects of hypnotics on obstructive sleep apnea endotypes and severity: Novel insights into pathophysiology and treatment. Sleep Med Rev 2021; 58:101492. [PMID: 33965721 DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Impaired upper airway anatomy is the main cause of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, there are other important non-anatomical contributors or "endotypes" including ventilatory control instability, poor pharyngeal dilator muscle responsiveness and waking up too easily to minor respiratory events (low arousal threshold). Recent studies have focused on the potential to target specific OSA causes with novel treatments to reduce OSA severity and improve efficacy with existing non-CPAP therapies which are often suboptimal (e.g., mandibular advancement splints). One novel target is pharmacotherapy with hypnotics to increase the threshold for arousal and reduce OSA severity in the approximately 30% of patients who have a low arousal threshold endotype. This increasing body of work has produced varied and at times unexpected findings which have challenged previous knowledge on the effects of hypnotics on upper airway physiology and breathing during sleep in people with OSA. This review provides a concise overview of the latest research that has investigated the effects of common hypnotics/sedative agents on upper airway physiology and OSA severity and potential implications for OSA pathophysiology, treatment and safety. This includes a summary of the latest knowledge on the effects of hypnotics on OSA endotypes. Priorities for future research are also highlighted.
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- Sophie G Carter
- Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) Barker Street and the University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Sutherland K, Almeida FR, Kim T, Brown EC, Knapman F, Ngiam J, Yang J, Bilston LE, Cistulli PA. Treatment usage patterns of oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea over the first 60 days: a cluster analysis. J Clin Sleep Med 2021; 17:1785-1792. [PMID: 33847557 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.9288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Oral appliance (OA) therapy usage can be objectively measured through temperature-sensing data chips embedded in the appliance. Initial reports of group data for short-term treatment usage suggest good nightly hours of usage. However, individual variability in treatment usage patterns has not been assessed. We aimed to identify OA treatment usage subtypes in the first 60 days and the earliest predictors of these usage patterns. METHODS OSA patients were recruited for a study of OA therapy with an embedded compliance chip (DentiTrac, Braebon, Canada). Fifty-eight participants with 60 days of downloadable treatment usage data (5-minute readings) were analyzed. A hierarchical cluster analysis was used to group participants with similar usage patterns. A random forest classification model was used to identify the minimum number of days to predict usage subtype. RESULTS Three user groups were identified and named "consistent users" (48.3%), "inconsistent users" (32.8%) and "non-users" (19.0%). The first twenty days provided optimal data to predict which treatment usage group a patient would belong to at 60-days (90% accuracy). The strongest predictors of user group were downloaded usage data; average wear time and number of days missed. CONCLUSIONS Granular analysis of OA usage data suggests the existence of treatment user subtypes (consistent, inconsistent and non-users). Our data suggest that 60-day usage patterns can be identified in the first twenty days of treatment using downloaded treatment usage data. Understanding initial treatment usage patterns provide an opportunity for early intervention to improve long-term usage and outcomes.
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- Kate Sutherland
- Sleep Research Group, Charles Perkins Centre & Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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- Charles Perkins Centre & School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre & School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW, Australia
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- Sleep Research Group, Charles Perkins Centre & Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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Shi X, Chen H, Lobbezoo F, Berkhout E, de Lange J, Guo J, Aarab G. Effects of miniscrew-assisted orthodontic treatment with premolar extractions on upper airway dimensions in adult patients with Class II high-angle malocclusion. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2021; 159:724-732. [PMID: 33766447 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2020.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The primary aim of this study was to investigate the change in upper airway dimensions and in mandibular position after miniscrew-assisted treatment with premolar extractions in adult patients with Class II high-angle malocclusion. The secondary aim was to determine the correlation between changes in upper airway dimensions and changes in mandibular position in these patients. METHODS Eighteen adult patients with Class II high-angle malocclusion (mean ± standard deviation age = 21.2 ± 2.9 years) were selected retrospectively. All patients underwent 4 premolar extractions, and 2 miniscrews were implanted in the maxilla to intrude molar height. Cone beam computed tomography images were taken pretreatment and posttreatment for every patient. The primary outcome variable for the upper airway was the minimal cross-sectional area of the upper airway (CSAmin), and the primary outcome variables for the mandible were mandibular rotation (Mp-SN angle), mandibular horizontal position (SNB angle), and mandibular vertical position (ANS-Me distance). RESULTS The CSAmin significantly increased by 47.2 mm2 (t = -2.26, P = 0.04) after orthodontic treatment. The mandible significantly rotated counterclockwise by 0.9° (t = 2.20, P = 0.04) after treatment, which consisted of forward movement of 1.2° (t = -4.30, P = 0.00) and upward movement of 1.3 mm (Z = -1.98, P = 0.05). Furthermore, the change of the CSAmin showed a significant correlation with the change of the ANS-Me (P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS By using miniscrews to intrude maxillary molars, orthodontic premolar extraction treatment results in mandibular counterclockwise rotation, and upper airway dimensions increase in Class II high-angle young adult patients. The increase of the upper airway dimensions significantly correlates to the upward movement of the mandible.
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- Xiaoxin Shi
- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong, China; Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Oral Radiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam and Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong, China; Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral Radiology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam and Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthodontics, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University, and Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Laboratory for Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Zhou N, Ho JPTF, Huang Z, Spijker R, de Vries N, Aarab G, Lobbezoo F, Ravesloot MJL, de Lange J. Maxillomandibular advancement versus multilevel surgery for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Med Rev 2021; 57:101471. [PMID: 33831676 DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Multilevel surgery (MLS) and maxillomandibular advancement surgery (MMA) are two established options in surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which target different levels of airway obstruction. The objective of this review was to comparatively evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of MMA and MLS in the treatment of OSA. MEDLINE and Embase databases were searched for studies on MMA and/or MLS in OSA patients. Twenty MMA studies and 39 MLS studies were identified. OSA patients who underwent MMA showed significant improvements in AHI, LSAT, ODI, and ESS by -46.2/h, 13.5%, -30.3/h, and -8.5, respectively. The pooled rates of surgical success and cure for MMA were 85.0% and 46.3%, respectively. Patients who underwent MLS showed significant improvements in AHI, LSAT, ODI, and ESS by -24.7/h, 8.7%, -19.1/h, and -5.8, respectively. The pooled surgical success and cure rates for MLS were 65.1% and 28.1%, respectively. The rates of major complication of MMA and MLS were 3.2% and 1.1%, respectively, and the rate of minor complication of MMA was higher than that of MLS. We conclude that both MMA and MLS are effective treatment options for OSA. Compared to MLS, MMA may be more effective in improving OSA. However, the complication rate of MMA is higher.
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- Ning Zhou
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medical Library, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Cochrane Netherlands, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location AMC and Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Evaluation and Management of Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. Lung 2021; 199:87-101. [PMID: 33713177 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-021-00426-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common and underdiagnosed medical condition characterized by recurrent sleep-dependent pauses and reductions in airflow. While a narrow, collapsible oropharynx plays a central role in the pathophysiology of OSAS, there are other equally important nonanatomic factors including sleep-stage dependent muscle tone, arousal threshold, and loop gain that drive obstructive apneas and hypopneas. Through mechanisms of intermittent hypoxemia, arousal-related sleep fragmentation, and intrathoracic pressure changes, OSAS impacts multiple organ systems. Risk factors for OSAS include obesity, male sex, age, specific craniofacial features, and ethnicity. The prevalence of OSAS is rising due to increasing obesity rates and improved sensitivity in the tools used for diagnosis. Validated questionnaires have an important but limited role in the identification of patients that would benefit from formal testing for OSA. While an in-laboratory polysomnography remains the gold standard for diagnosis, the widespread availability and accuracy of home sleep apnea testing modalities increase access and ease of OSAS diagnosis for many patients. In adults, the most common treatment involves the application of positive airway pressure (PAP), but compliance continues to be a challenge. Alternative treatments including mandibular advancement device, hypoglossal nerve stimulator, positional therapies, and surgical options coupled with weight loss and exercise offer possibilities of an individualized personal approach to OSAS. Treatment of symptomatic patients with OSAS has been found to be beneficial with regard to sleep-related quality of life, sleepiness, and motor vehicle accidents. The benefit of treating asymptomatic OSA patients, particularly with regard to cardiovascular outcomes, is controversial and more data are needed.
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Lavigne G, Kato T, Herrero Babiloni A, Huynh N, Dal Fabbro C, Svensson P, Aarab G, Ahlberg J, Baba K, Carra MC, Cunha TCA, Gonçalves DAG, Manfredini D, Stuginski-Barbosa J, Wieckiewicz M, Lobbezoo F. Research routes on improved sleep bruxism metrics: Toward a standardised approach. J Sleep Res 2021; 30:e13320. [PMID: 33675267 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A recent report from the European Sleep Research Society's task force "Beyond AHI" discussed an issue that has been a long-term subject of debate - what are the best metrics for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) diagnosis and treatment outcome assessments? In a similar way, sleep bruxism (SB) metrics have also been a recurrent issue for >30 years and there is still uncertainty in dentistry regarding their optimisation and clinical relevance. SB can occur alone or with comorbidities such as OSA, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, insomnia, headache, orofacial pain, periodic limb movement, rapid eye movement behaviour disorder, and sleep epilepsy. Classically, the diagnosis of SB is based on the patient's dental and medical history and clinical manifestations; electromyography is used in research and for complex cases. The emergence of new technologies, such as sensors and artificial intelligence, has opened new opportunities. The main objective of the present review is to stimulate the creation of a collaborative taskforce on SB metrics. Several examples are available in sleep medicine. The development of more homogenised metrics could improve the accuracy and refinement of SB assessment, while moving forward toward a personalised approach. It is time to develop SB metrics that are relevant to clinical outcomes and benefit patients who suffer from one or more possible negative consequences of SB.
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- Gilles Lavigne
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universite de Montreal & CIUSSS Nord Ile de Montreal, Center for Advance Research in Sleep Medicine & Stomatology, CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Oral Physiology Graduate School of Dentistry, Sleep Medicine Center, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,CIUSSS Nord Ile de Montreal, Center for Advance Research in Sleep Medicine, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universite de Montreal and CHU Saint-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universite de Montreal & CIUSSS Nord Ile de Montreal, Center for Advance Research in Sleep Medicine & Stomatology, CHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Section of Orofacial Pain and Jaw Function, Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Faculty of Odontology, Malmø University, Malmø, Sweden
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- UFR of Odontology Garanciere, Université de Paris and Service of Odontology, Rothschild Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics and Biochemistry, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
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- Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araraquara, Brazil
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- Department of Biomedical Technologies, School of Dentistry, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Orofacial Pain and Dysfunction, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Tsuiki S, Nagaoka T, Fukuda T, Sakamoto Y, Almeida FR, Nakayama H, Inoue Y, Enno H. Machine learning for image-based detection of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an exploratory study. Sleep Breath 2021; 25:2297-2305. [PMID: 33559004 PMCID: PMC8590647 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-021-02301-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE In 2-dimensional lateral cephalometric radiographs, patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) exhibit a more crowded oropharynx in comparison with non-OSA. We tested the hypothesis that machine learning, an application of artificial intelligence (AI), could be used to detect patients with severe OSA based on 2-dimensional images. METHODS A deep convolutional neural network was developed (n = 1258; 90%) and tested (n = 131; 10%) using data from 1389 (100%) lateral cephalometric radiographs obtained from individuals diagnosed with severe OSA (n = 867; apnea hypopnea index > 30 events/h sleep) or non-OSA (n = 522; apnea hypopnea index < 5 events/h sleep) at a single center for sleep disorders. Three kinds of data sets were prepared by changing the area of interest using a single image: the original image without any modification (full image), an image containing a facial profile, upper airway, and craniofacial soft/hard tissues (main region), and an image containing part of the occipital region (head only). A radiologist also performed a conventional manual cephalometric analysis of the full image for comparison. RESULTS The sensitivity/specificity was 0.87/0.82 for full image, 0.88/0.75 for main region, 0.71/0.63 for head only, and 0.54/0.80 for the manual analysis. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve was the highest for main region 0.92, for full image 0.89, for head only 0.70, and for manual cephalometric analysis 0.75. CONCLUSIONS A deep convolutional neural network identified individuals with severe OSA with high accuracy. Future research on this concept using AI and images can be further encouraged when discussing triage of OSA.
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- Satoru Tsuiki
- Institute of Neuropsychiatry, 91, Bentencho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0851, Japan. .,Yoyogi Sleep Disorder Center, Tokyo, Japan. .,Aging and Geriatric Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan. .,Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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- Institute of Neuropsychiatry, 91, Bentencho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0851, Japan
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- Rist Inc., Kyoto, Japan.,Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- Institute of Neuropsychiatry, 91, Bentencho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0851, Japan.,Yoyogi Sleep Disorder Center, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Somnology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Neuropsychiatry, 91, Bentencho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0851, Japan.,Yoyogi Sleep Disorder Center, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Somnology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Rist Inc., Kyoto, Japan.,Plasma Inc., Tokyo, Japan
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McKeown P, O’Connor-Reina C, Plaza G. Breathing Re-Education and Phenotypes of Sleep Apnea: A Review. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10030471. [PMID: 33530621 PMCID: PMC7865730 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10030471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Four phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) have been identified. Only one of these is anatomical. As such, anatomically based treatments for OSAHS may not fully resolve the condition. Equally, compliance and uptake of gold-standard treatments is inadequate. This has led to interest in novel therapies that provide the basis for personalized treatment protocols. This review examines each of the four phenotypes of OSAHS and explores how these could be targeted using breathing re-education from three dimensions of functional breathing: biochemical, biomechanical and resonant frequency. Breathing re-education and myofunctional therapy may be helpful for patients across all four phenotypes of OSAHS. More research is urgently needed to investigate the therapeutic benefits of restoring nasal breathing and functional breathing patterns across all three dimensions in order to provide a treatment approach that is tailored to the individual patient.
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- Patrick McKeown
- Buteyko Clinic International, Loughwell, Moycullen, Co., H91 H4C1 Galway, Ireland;
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- Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Quironsalud Marbella, 29603 Marbella, Spain;
- Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Quironsalud Campo de Gibraltar, 11379 Palmones, Spain
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- Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28042 Madrid, Spain
- Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital Sanitas la Zarzuela, 28023 Madrid, Spain
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Tan SN, Abdullah B. Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Direct Targeted Therapy: A Literature Review. CURRENT RESPIRATORY MEDICINE REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1573398x16999201016095352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a heterogenous chronic disorder causing hypoxemia,
excessive daytime sleepiness, non-refreshing sleep, nocturia, morning headache, irritability, and
memory loss. Cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, metabolic disorders, and depression
are its long-term consequences. The difficulty in treating patients is due to poor compliance, failure
to obtain the desired outcome, and complication arising from the multimodality treatment. Direct
targeted therapy may overcome these issues. Identification of its phenotypes improves understanding
of the disease mechanism, the risk for adverse effects, and predicting response to targeted therapy.
Phenotyping of OSA allows treating patients according to their inherent disease and not based
on a “one size fits all” method, which may not be applicable for all patients. This approach may improve
patients’ compliance with treatment, minimize the associated morbidities, and consequently
improve their quality of life.
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- Shi Nee Tan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
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Gauld C, Darrason M, Dumas G, Micoulaud-Franchi JA. Personalized Medicine for OSA Syndrome in a Nutshell. Chest 2021; 159:451-452. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Lan MC, Liu SYC, Lan MY, Huang YC, Huang TT, Hsu YB. Role of drug-induced sleep endoscopy in evaluation of positional vs non-positional OSA. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020; 49:83. [PMID: 33317645 PMCID: PMC7737336 DOI: 10.1186/s40463-020-00478-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background The study aimed to evaluate the anatomical differences between positional and non-positional OSA, and to identify the potential predictors for distinguishing between these two types of OSA. Methods A cross-sectional study of 230 consecutive patients with OSA undergoing DISE (Drug-induced Sleep Endoscopy) was carried out at a tertiary academic medical center. The factors correlating with positional and non-positional OSA were analyzed, including clinical characteristics, polysomnography data, and DISE findings. Results Univariate analysis revealed that non-positional dependency was correlated with a higher BMI (p < 0.001), neck circumference (p < 0.001), modified Mallampati score (p = 0.003), AHI (p < 0.001), degree of velum concentric collapse (p = 0.004), degree of oropharyngeal lateral wall collapse (p < 0.001), and degree of tongue base anteroposterior collapse (p = 0.004). Multivariate analysis revealed that oropharyngeal lateral wall collapse (OR = 1.90, p = 0.027) was the only anatomical factor significantly predicted non-positional dependency in OSA patients. AHI (OR = 1.04, p < 0.001), although significant, made only a marginal contribution to the prediction of non-positional dependency. Conclusions Oropharyngeal lateral wall collapse was identified as the only anatomical predictor for non-positional dependency in OSA patients. Therefore, further treatment modalities should address the distinct anatomical trait between positional and non-positional OSA. Graphical abstract ![]()
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- Ming-Chin Lan
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Division of Sleep Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No.201, Sec. 2, Shipai Rd., Beitou District, Taipei City, 11217, Taiwan, R.O.C.,School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No.201, Sec. 2, Shipai Rd., Beitou District, Taipei City, 11217, Taiwan, R.O.C.. .,School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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O'Mahony AM, Garvey JF, McNicholas WT. Technologic advances in the assessment and management of obstructive sleep apnoea beyond the apnoea-hypopnoea index: a narrative review. J Thorac Dis 2020; 12:5020-5038. [PMID: 33145074 PMCID: PMC7578472 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-sleep-2020-003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a growing and serious worldwide health problem with significant health and socioeconomic consequences. Current diagnostic testing strategies are limited by cost, access to resources and over reliance on one measure, namely the apnoea-hypopnoea frequency per hour (AHI). Recent evidence supports moving away from the AHI as the principle measure of OSA severity towards a more personalised approach to OSA diagnosis and treatment that includes phenotypic and biological traits. Novel advances in technology include the use of signals such as heart rate variability (HRV), oximetry and peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) as alternative or additional measures. Ubiquitous use of smartphones and developments in wearable technology have also led to increased availability of applications and devices to facilitate home screening of at-risk populations, although current evidence indicates relatively poor accuracy in comparison with the traditional gold standard polysomnography (PSG). In this review, we evaluate the current strategies for diagnosing OSA in the context of their limitations, potential physiological targets as alternatives to AHI and the role of novel technology in OSA. We also evaluate the current evidence for using newer technologies in OSA diagnosis, the physiological targets such as smartphone applications and wearable technology. Future developments in OSA diagnosis and assessment will likely focus increasingly on systemic effects of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) such as changes in nocturnal oxygen and blood pressure (BP); and may also include other factors such as circulating biomarkers. These developments will likely require a re-evaluation of the diagnostic and grading criteria for clinically significant OSA.
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- Anne M O'Mahony
- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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Hang LW, Huang CS, Cheng WJ. Clinical characteristics of Asian patients with sleep apnea with low arousal threshold and sleep structure change with continuous positive airway pressure. Sleep Breath 2020; 25:1309-1317. [PMID: 33123927 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-020-02235-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Low respiratory arousal threshold (ArTH) has been observed to be prevalent in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and is associated with poor adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. This study aimed to examine the associations between low ArTH and clinical characteristics. The second aim was to examine sleep structure changes between diagnostic polysomnography (PSG) and CPAP titration studies. METHODS PSG data for 3718 adults who had an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5 were reviewed retrospectively, as well as 206 CPAP titration studies among these participants. Participants were dichotomized into low- and high-ArTH groups according to their PSG parameters. The associations between low ArTH and clinical characteristics were examined by multivariate logistic regressions. The sleep structure changes between PSG and CPAP titration studies were examined by repeated measures ANOVA. RESULTS Fifty percent of patients with OSA had low ArTH. Compared with high-ArTH patients, low-ArTH patients were less obese and composed of a higher percentage of women. In logistic regression models, low ArTH was associated with bruxism and nocturia, but not with illnesses after adjusting for AHI and body mass index. Compared with diagnostic PSG studies, low-ArTH patients had significantly decreased stage changes and increased percentage of rapid eye movement sleep during CPAP titration studies. CONCLUSION Low ArTH was prevalent in this large sample of patients with OSA. Arousal threshold was not associated with an increased risk of physical illnesses but was with certain clinical complaints. Low-ArTH patients benefited from CPAP titration study for improved sleep structure.
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- Liang-Wen Hang
- Sleep Medicine Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,School of Nursing & Graduate Institute of Nursing, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Sleep Medicine Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hospital, 2 Yude Road, Taichung, 40447, Taiwan. .,Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Paboeuf C, Priou P, Meslier N, Roulaud F, Trzepizur W, Gagnadoux F. Ticagrelor-Associated Shift From Obstructive to Central Sleep Apnea: A Case Report. J Clin Sleep Med 2020; 15:1179-1182. [PMID: 31482841 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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None Ticagrelor, a P2Y12 receptor antagonist, is used in combination with aspirin in patients with coronary artery disease. Recent reports suggest that ticagrelor might induce central sleep apnea (CSA) by increasing chemosensitivity to hypercapnia. We herein describe the case of a patient with positive airway pressure (PAP)-treated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), in whom PAP-telemonitoring revealed the emergence of CSA and Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) after initiation of ticagrelor for an acute coronary syndrome with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Ticagrelor-associated shift from OSA to CSA was confirmed by respiratory polygraphy after PAP withdrawal, and was associated with an increased chemosensitivity to hypercapnia. Ticagrelor discontinuation was associated with the recurrence of pure OSA and the normalization of hypercapnic ventilatory response. A transient recurrence of CSA and CSR was identified by PAP-telemonitoring after accidental reintroduction of the drug. Further studies are required to determine the mechanisms, incidence, and consequences of ticagrelor-associated CSA. CITATION Paboeuf C, Priou P, Meslier N, Roulaud F, Trzepizur W, Gagnadoux F. Ticagrelor-associated shift from obstructive to central sleep apnea: a case report. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(8):1179-1182.
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- Caroline Paboeuf
- Département de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Département de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France Inserm UMR 1063, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Département de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France Inserm UMR 1063, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Service de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France
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- Département de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; Inserm UMR 1063, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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- Département de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Angers, France; Inserm UMR 1063, Université d'Angers, Angers, France
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Gabryelska A, Karuga FF, Szmyd B, Białasiewicz P. HIF-1α as a Mediator of Insulin Resistance, T2DM, and Its Complications: Potential Links With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Front Physiol 2020; 11:1035. [PMID: 33013447 PMCID: PMC7509176 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.01035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is described as an independent risk factor for the onset and progression of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), as well as for insulin resistance (IR). The mechanisms underlying these processes remain unclear. One of the proposed molecular mechanism is based on the oxygen-sensitive α-subunit of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1α)-a key regulator of oxygen metabolism. The concept that stabilization of HIF-1α may influence T2DM and IR is supported by cell and animal models. Cell culture studies revealed that both glucose uptake and glycolysis are regulated by HIF-1α. Furthermore, animal models indicated that increased fasting glucose may be caused by a single night with intermittent hypoxia. Moreover, in these models, hypoxia time was correlated with IR. Mice models revealed that inhibition of HIF-1α protein may downregulate fasting blood glucose and plasma insulin level. Administration of superoxide dismutase mimetic resulted in inhibition of HIF-1α protein, catecholamines, and chronic intermittent hypoxia-induced hypertension in a mice model. The hypothesis that hypoxia is an independent risk factor for IR is strengthened by experimentally confirmed improvement of insulin sensitivity among OSA patients treated with the continuous positive airway pressure. Furthermore, recent studies suggest that HIF-1α protein concentration is increased in individuals with OSA. In this literature review, we summarize the current knowledge about HIF-1α in OSA in relation to the possible pathways in which they contribute to metabolic disorders.
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- Agata Gabryelska
- Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Sleep Medicine and Metabolic Disorders, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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Kim SJ, Ahn HW, Hwang KJ, Kim SW. Respiratory and sleep characteristics based on frequency distribution of craniofacial skeletal patterns in Korean adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0236284. [PMID: 32687512 PMCID: PMC7371191 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the frequency distribution of various craniofacial skeletal patterns in a large Korean adult obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) population, and to find a relationship between craniofacial risks and respiratory and sleep characteristics. Methods A total of 1226 OSA patients (mean age of 44.9±13.3 years) were included in this retrospective cross-sectional study. All subjects were evaluated for gender and age using fourteen polysomnographic, five cephalometric, two comorbid variables, and three self-reported indexes. Frequency analysis was used to screen the distribution of main skeletal patterns and subtypes. Intergroup comparisons were performed using independent t-test, chi-square test or analysis of variance. Univariable regression analysis was done to find a relationship between skeletal risks and OSA characteristics. Results The frequency distribution of skeletal patterns was as follows: sagittally 57.2%, 32.3%, and 10.5% of Class II, Class I, and Cass III; vertically 54.0%, 26.7%, and 19.3% of hyperdivergent, normodivergent, and hypodivergent type, respectively. Polysomnographic, symptomatic, and comorbid variables showed no differences among patients with different skeletal patterns. Conversely, skeletal variables showed no differences according to OSA severity. The prevalence of highly risky skeletal pattern of hyperdivergent Class II was more likely to be females (OR 4.52, P < .01) and less obese (OR 3.21, P < .01), irrelevant to OSA and sleep characteristics. Conclusion Characteristic frequency distributions of skeletal patterns and subtypes were observed in adult OSA patients however, no statistical association was found between the skeletal patterns and OSA characteristics due to the large interindividual variation.
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- Su-Jung Kim
- Department of Orthodontics, Kyung Hee University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Orthodontics, Kyung Hee University School of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Sugiyama AI, Shiota S, Yamada T, Ito J, Suzuki K, Takahashi K. Sleep-related breathing disorders associated with the characteristics of underlying congenital rare diseases of Moebius syndrome and Poland syndrome. Respirol Case Rep 2020; 8:e00579. [PMID: 32435499 PMCID: PMC7235444 DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A 24-year-old woman was referred to us with daytime sleepiness. She has two congenital intractable and rare diseases, namely, Moebius syndrome and Poland syndrome. Physiological examinations and a detailed usage analysis under a ventilation device helped to conclude that hypoglossal nerve paralysis and thoracic deformity from her two underlying diseases were associated closely with her final diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea and sleep-related hypoventilation due to medical disorders. Bilevel positive pressure ventilation with auto-titrating expiratory positive airway pressure was effective. This is the first report that describes in detail the causal interactions between underlying two intractable and rare diseases and sleep-related breathing disorders.
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- Ai Inagaki Sugiyama
- Division of Respiratory MedicineJuntendo University Faculty of Medicine & Graduate School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Division of Respiratory MedicineJuntendo University Faculty of Medicine & Graduate School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Division of Respiratory MedicineJuntendo University Faculty of Medicine & Graduate School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Division of Respiratory MedicineJuntendo University Faculty of Medicine & Graduate School of MedicineTokyoJapan
| | - Kazuhiro Suzuki
- Division of RadiologyJuntendo University Faculty of Medicine & Graduate School of MedicineTokyoJapan
| | - Kazuhisa Takahashi
- Division of Respiratory MedicineJuntendo University Faculty of Medicine & Graduate School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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