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Sano A, Kozuka T, Watatani N, Kunita Y, Kawabata Y, Gose K, Shirahase K, Yoshikawa K, Yamazaki R, Nishikawa Y, Omori T, Nishiyama O, Iwanaga T, Sano H, Haraguchi R, Tohda Y, Matsumoto H. Role of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea with asthma-like symptoms. Allergol Int 2024; 73:231-235. [PMID: 37951731 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2023.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the major co-morbidities and aggravating factors of asthma. In OSA-complicated asthma, obesity, visceral fat, and systemic inflammation are associated with its severity, but the role of bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) is unclear. We investigated the involvement of BHR and mediastinal fat width, as a measure of visceral fat, with OSA severity in patients with OSA and asthma-like symptoms. METHODS Patients with OSA who underwent BHR test and chest computed tomography scan for asthma-like symptoms were retrospectively enrolled. We evaluated the relationship between apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and PC20 or anterior mediastinal fat width, stratified by the presence or absence of BHR. RESULTS OSA patients with BHR (n = 29) showed more obstructive airways and frequent low arousal threshold and lower mediastinal fat width, and tended to show fewer AHI than those without BHR (n = 25). In the overall analysis, mediastinal fat width was significantly positively correlated with AHI, which was significant even after adjustment with age and gender. This was especially significant in patients without BHR, while in OSA patients with BHR, there were significant negative associations between apnea index and airflow limitation, and hypopnea index and PC20. CONCLUSIONS Risk factors for greater AHI differed depending on the presence or absence of BHR in OSA patients with asthma-like symptoms. In the presence of BHR, severity of asthma may determine the severity of concomitant OSA.
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- Akiko Sano
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Center for General Medical Education and Clinical Training, Kindai University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Kindai University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Tamura Y, Sogabe S, Yoshida KI. Postmorterm Computed Tomography and Autopsy to Confirm Sudden Death Due to Tracheal Compression by Mediastinal Fat Tissue in a Young Man With Obesity. Cureus 2023; 15:e33322. [PMID: 36741619 PMCID: PMC9894716 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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A man in his early twenties with obesity was found dead in his apartment. The deceased was found naked and surrounded by empty bottles of electrolytes. An autopsy performed approximately 6 days postmortem and gross inspection revealed the absence of injury and no apparent extrinsic cause of death. It was decided to dissect to investigate the cause of death. The deceased had become morbidly obese (weight, 98 kg; height, 160 cm; body mass index, 38.3). Shortly before his death, he presented at a clinic complaining of gastric discomfort and heartburn, but other than hypertension (155/91 mmHg) no specific abnormality was found. He was normothermic (36.6℃), and his blood oxygen saturation was normal (97%). Postmortem computed tomography of the thorax revealed a mediastinal mass obstructing the trachea, an upper-airway obstruction, and a narrowed thoracic cavity due to upward compression by an enlarged fatty liver. Autopsy confirmed that the tracheal mass was fatty tissue within the thymus and that upward pressure from an enlarged fatty liver had compressed the thoracic cavity. The deceased likely developed nocturnal chronic hypoxia because of compression by the mediastinal fat mass as well as intermittent hypoxia because of obstructive sleep apnea when lying supine. Chronic and intermittent hypoxia, diabetes, and obesity activate the sympathetic nervous system, increasing the risk of hypertension, heart failure, and arrhythmias. Histological findings showed pulmonary congestion and edema, reflecting heart failure as well as myocardial fragmentation and waving, showing hyper-contraction and hyper-relaxation, respectively. Hypertension, feeling overheated, and myocardial hyper-contraction can be explained as sympathetic nerve over-activation. Intra-cardiac coagulation and a renal cortical pallor suggested subacute death from cardiogenic shock due to heart failure. Postmortem computed tomography before autopsy detected airway obstruction and revealed the cause and pathophysiology of unexpected death in a young man with morbid obesity. Therefore, this could be a potentially useful clinical practice for determining the cause of death postmortem.
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The Relationship between Cuff Pressure and Air Injection Volume of Endotracheal Tube: A Study with Sheep Trachea Ex Vivo. Appl Bionics Biomech 2022; 2022:1748233. [PMID: 36324632 PMCID: PMC9622272 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1748233] [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: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Endotracheal intubation is a widely used treatment. Excessive pressure of the endotracheal tube cuff leads to a series of complications. Here, we used tracheae of sheep to analyze the relationship between the air injection volume and endotracheal tube cuff pressure so as to guide the doctors and nurses in controlling the pressure of the endotracheal tube cuff during clinical work and minimise the risk of complications. Materials and Methods Forty sheep tracheae were utilised and were divided into five groups according to their diameters. Different sizes of endotracheal tubes were inserted into each trachea, and the cuff pressure with the increase of air injection volume was recorded. The formulas that reflect the relationship between air injection volume and cuff pressure were obtained. Then, sheep tracheae were randomly selected; different types of tubes were inserted, and the stipulated volume of air was injected. The actual pressure was measured and compared with the pressure predicted from the formulas. Statistical analysis was conducted to verify whether the formulas obtained from the first part of the experiment were in accordance with the expert evaluation table, which consists of opinions of several experts. Results After obtaining 15 formulas, we collected the differences between the theoretical cuff pressure and the actual cuff pressure that satisfied the expert evaluation. Relying on the formulas, the medical turntable was obtained, which is a tool that consists of two round cards with data on them. The top card has a notch. The two cards are stacked together, and as the top card rotates, the data on the bottom card can be easily seen in a one-to-one relationship. Conclusion The formulas are capable of showing the relationship between the cuff air injection volume and pressure of endotracheal tube cuff. The medical turntable can estimate the air injection volume to ensure that the pressure stays in an acceptable range.
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Bhatawadekar SA, Peters U, Walsh RR, Daphtary N, MacLean ES, Mori V, Hodgdon K, Kinsey CM, Kaminsky DA, Bates JHT, Dixon AE. Central airway collapse is related to obesity independent of asthma phenotype. Respirology 2021; 26:334-341. [PMID: 33403681 DOI: 10.1111/resp.14005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Late-onset non-allergic asthma in obesity is characterized by an abnormally compliant, collapsible lung periphery; it is not known whether this abnormality exists in proximal airways. We sought to compare collapsibility of central airways between lean and obese individuals with and without asthma. METHODS A cross-sectional study comparing luminal area and shape (circularity) of the trachea, left mainstem bronchus, right bronchus intermedius and right inferior lobar bronchus at RV and TLC by CT was conducted. RESULTS In 11 lean controls (BMI: 22.4 (21.5, 23.8) kg/m2 ), 10 lean individuals with asthma (23.6 (22.0, 24.8) kg/m2 ), 10 obese controls (45.5 (40.3, 48.5) kg/m2 ) and 21 obese individuals with asthma (39.2 (35.8, 42.9) kg/m2 ), lumen area and circularity increased significantly with an increase in lung volume from RV to TLC for all four airways (P < 0.05 for all). Changes in area and circularity with lung volume were similar in obese individuals with and without asthma, and both obese groups had severe airway collapse at RV. In multivariate analysis, change in lumen area was related to BMI and change in circularity to waist circumference, but neither was related to asthma diagnosis. CONCLUSION Excessive collapse of the central airways is related to obesity, and occurs in both obese controls and obese asthma. Increased airway collapse could contribute to ventilation abnormalities in obese individuals particularly at lower lung volumes, and complicate asthma in obese individuals.
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- Swati A Bhatawadekar
- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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Mathur S, Rozenberg D, Verweel L, Orsso CE, Singer LG. Chest computed tomography is a valid measure of body composition in individuals with advanced lung disease. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2020; 40:360-368. [PMID: 32544296 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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There is growing interest in evaluating body composition using routine clinical computed tomography (CT) scans; however, the validity of this technique in lung transplant patients has not been described. The study objectives were to determine the reliability of measuring fat compartments from thoracic CT and evaluate the validity of muscle and fat cross-sectional area (CSA) from thoracic CT by comparing to bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Thoracic CT scans from lung transplant assessments were obtained for analysis. Total thoracic muscle CSA, pectoral muscle CSA, subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), and mediastinal adipose tissue (MAT) were manually segmented by two independent raters. Reliability was analysed using intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). Correlations were determined between CT measures with fat-free mass index (FFMI), body fat mass index (BFMI) and per cent body fat (%BF) from BIA; and anthropometrics [body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC)]. High inter- and intra-rater reliability were found for SAT and MAT (ICCs = 0.99). Pectoral and total muscle CSA were correlated with FFMI (r = .41, p = .003 and r = .57, p < .001, respectively). SAT was associated with whole-body fat from BIA and with BMI and WC (r = .61 to .80, p < .001). MAT was associated with BMI (r = .58, p < .001) and WC (r = .61, p < .001). This study supports the reliability and validity of using thoracic CT to measure muscle and fat. Future studies are needed to investigate whether these CT-based measures are predictive of clinical and post-transplant outcomes in advanced lung disease.
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- Sunita Mathur
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Toronto Lung Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Copley SJ, Jones LC, Soneji ND, Cousins J, Edey A, Ahmed AR, Wells AU. Lung Parenchymal and Tracheal CT Morphology: Evaluation before and after Bariatric Surgery. Radiology 2020; 294:669-675. [DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020191060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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