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Bakker JP, Baltzis D, Tecilazich F, Chan RH, Manning WJ, Neilan TG, Wallace ML, Hudson M, Malhotra A, Patel SR, Veves A. The Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Vascular Function and Cardiac Structure in Diabetes and Sleep Apnea. A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2020; 17:474-483. [PMID: 31922899 PMCID: PMC7175977 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201905-378oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Rationale: Although both type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are independently recognized as risk factors for cardiovascular disease, little is known about their interaction.Objectives: We hypothesized that T2DM and OSA act synergistically to increase vascular risk, and that treatment of OSA would improve vascular reactivity in patients with T2DM plus OSA.Methods: Cross-sectional study of 141 adults with T2DM, OSA, T2DM plus OSA, and control subjects, followed by a 3-month, parallel-arm, randomized, placebo-controlled trial comparing active and sham continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in 53 adults with T2DM plus OSA. Endothelium-dependent macro- and microvascular reactivity (flow-mediated dilation [FMD] of the brachial artery and acetylcholine-induced dilation of forearm microvasculature, respectively) and cardiovascular magnetic resonance to assess left- and right-ventricular mass/volume.Results: Mean (±SD) FMD was 6.1 (±4.0)%, 7.3 (±3.6)%, 6.8 (±4.5)%, and 4.8 (±2.9)% in control subjects, T2DM only, OSA only, and T2DM plus OSA, respectively. We observed a significant T2DM × OSA interaction on FMD, such that the mean effect of OSA in those with T2DM was 3.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.6 to 5.6) greater than the effect of OSA in those without T2DM. A total of 3 months of CPAP resulted in a mean absolute increase in FMD of 0.3% (95% CI, -1.9 to 2.5; primary endpoint), with a net improvement of 1.1% (95% CI, -1.4 to 3.6) among those with adherence of 4 h/night or greater. A significant T2DM × OSA interaction was found for both left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular end-diastolic volume, such that OSA was associated with a 22.4 ml (95% CI, 3.2 to 41.6) greater LV end-diastolic volume and 23.2 ml (95% CI, 2.6 to 43.8) greater right ventricular end-diastolic volume in those with T2DM compared with the impact of OSA in those without T2DM. We observed a net improvement in LV end-diastolic volume of 8.7 ml (95% CI, -7.0 to 24.4).Conclusions: The combination of T2DM plus OSA is associated with macrovascular endothelial dysfunction beyond that observed with either disease alone. CPAP for 3 months did not significantly improve macrovascular endothelial function in the intent-to-treat analysis; however, cardiovascular magnetic resonance results suggest that there may be a beneficial effect of CPAP on LV diastolic volume.Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01629862).
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Affiliation(s)
- Jessie P. Bakker
- Division of Sleep & Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Rongxiang Xu MD Center for Regenerative Therapeutics
- Microcirculation Laboratory
- Diabetes–Diabetic Foot Center, Mouwasat Hospital, Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
| | - Francesco Tecilazich
- The Rongxiang Xu MD Center for Regenerative Therapeutics
- Microcirculation Laboratory
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
| | - Raymond H. Chan
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, and
| | - Warren J. Manning
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, and
- Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
| | - Tomas G. Neilan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts and
| | - Atul Malhotra
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
| | - Sanjay R. Patel
- Center for Sleep and Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| | - Aristidis Veves
- The Rongxiang Xu MD Center for Regenerative Therapeutics
- Microcirculation Laboratory
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