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Messineo L, Sands S, Schmickl C, Labarca G, Hu WH, Esmaeili N, Vena D, Gell L, Calianese N, Malhotra A, Gottlieb DJ, Wellman A, Redline S, Azarbarzin A. Treatment of Sleep Apnea and Reduction in Blood Pressure: The Role of Heart Rate Response and Hypoxic Burden. Hypertension 2024; 81:1106-1114. [PMID: 38506074 PMCID: PMC11056868 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.22444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased blood pressure (BP). Obstructive sleep apnea treatment reduces BP with substantial variability, not explained by the apnea-hypopnea index, partly due to inadequate characterization of obstructive sleep apnea's physiological consequences, such as oxygen desaturation, cardiac autonomic response, and suboptimal treatment efficacy. We sought to examine whether a high baseline heart rate response (ΔHR), a marker of high cardiovascular risk in obstructive sleep apnea, predicts a larger reduction in post-treatment systolic BP (SBP). Furthermore, we aimed to assess the extent to which a reduction in SBP is explained by a treatment-related reduction in hypoxic burden (HB). METHODS ΔHR and HB were measured from pretreatment and posttreatment polygraphy, followed by a 24-hour BP assessment in 168 participants treated with continuous positive airway pressure or nocturnal supplemental oxygen from the HeartBEAT study (Heart Biomarker Evaluation in Apnea Treatment). Multiple linear regression models assessed whether high versus mid (reference) ΔHR predicted a larger reduction in SBP (primary outcome) and whether there was an association between treatment-related reductions in SBP and HB. RESULTS A high versus mid ΔHR predicted improvement in SBP (adjusted estimate, 5.8 [95% CI, 1.0-10.5] mm Hg). Independently, a greater treatment-related reduction in HB was significantly associated with larger reductions in SBP (4.2 [95% CI, 0.9-7.5] mm Hg per 2 SD treatment-related reduction in HB). Participants with substantial versus minimal treatment-related reductions in HB had a 6.5 (95% CI, 2.5-10.4) mm Hg drop in SBP. CONCLUSIONS A high ΔHR predicted a more favorable BP response to therapy. Furthermore, the magnitude of the reduction in BP was partly explained by a greater reduction in HB.
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- Ludovico Messineo
- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine University of California San Diego San Diego, California
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine University of California San Diego San Diego, California
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Thomas RJ. A matter of fragmentation. Sleep 2024; 47:zsae030. [PMID: 38285604 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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- Robert Joseph Thomas
- Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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Pack AI. Unmasking Heterogeneity of Sleep Apnea. Sleep Med Clin 2023; 18:293-299. [PMID: 37532370 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2023.05.003] [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: 08/04/2023]
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Sleep apnea is heterogeneous in multiple dimensions. There are different physiological risk factors that may have clinical relevance. However, assessing them is challenging. An approach to ascertain them using a simple model of ventilatory control has been proposed. It is based, however, on untenable assumptions. There are limited validation data and reproducibility is not stellar. There are also different symptom subtypes. They have been found in multiple population-based and clinical cohorts worldwide. Symptomatic benefit from therapy is most marked in the excessively sleepy subtype. This group may also be the group at increased CV risk from obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Allan I Pack
- Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, 125 South 31st Street, Translational Resesarch Laboratories, Suite 2100, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Chang JL, Goldberg AN, Alt JA, Alzoubaidi M, Ashbrook L, Auckley D, Ayappa I, Bakhtiar H, Barrera JE, Bartley BL, Billings ME, Boon MS, Bosschieter P, Braverman I, Brodie K, Cabrera-Muffly C, Caesar R, Cahali MB, Cai Y, Cao M, Capasso R, Caples SM, Chahine LM, Chang CP, Chang KW, Chaudhary N, Cheong CSJ, Chowdhuri S, Cistulli PA, Claman D, Collen J, Coughlin KC, Creamer J, Davis EM, Dupuy-McCauley KL, Durr ML, Dutt M, Ali ME, Elkassabany NM, Epstein LJ, Fiala JA, Freedman N, Gill K, Boyd Gillespie M, Golisch L, Gooneratne N, Gottlieb DJ, Green KK, Gulati A, Gurubhagavatula I, Hayward N, Hoff PT, Hoffmann OM, Holfinger SJ, Hsia J, Huntley C, Huoh KC, Huyett P, Inala S, Ishman SL, Jella TK, Jobanputra AM, Johnson AP, Junna MR, Kado JT, Kaffenberger TM, Kapur VK, Kezirian EJ, Khan M, Kirsch DB, Kominsky A, Kryger M, Krystal AD, Kushida CA, Kuzniar TJ, Lam DJ, Lettieri CJ, Lim DC, Lin HC, Liu SY, MacKay SG, Magalang UJ, Malhotra A, Mansukhani MP, Maurer JT, May AM, Mitchell RB, Mokhlesi B, Mullins AE, Nada EM, Naik S, Nokes B, Olson MD, Pack AI, Pang EB, Pang KP, Patil SP, Van de Perck E, Piccirillo JF, Pien GW, Piper AJ, Plawecki A, Quigg M, Ravesloot MJ, Redline S, Rotenberg BW, Ryden A, Sarmiento KF, Sbeih F, Schell AE, Schmickl CN, Schotland HM, Schwab RJ, Seo J, Shah N, Shelgikar AV, Shochat I, Soose RJ, Steele TO, Stephens E, Stepnowsky C, Strohl KP, Sutherland K, Suurna MV, Thaler E, Thapa S, Vanderveken OM, de Vries N, Weaver EM, Weir ID, Wolfe LF, Tucker Woodson B, Won CH, Xu J, Yalamanchi P, Yaremchuk K, Yeghiazarians Y, Yu JL, Zeidler M, Rosen IM. International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023; 13:1061-1482. [PMID: 36068685 PMCID: PMC10359192 DOI: 10.1002/alr.23079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical management of the adult OSA patient. Toward this goal, an international collaborative of multidisciplinary experts in sleep apnea evaluation and treatment have produced the International Consensus statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea (ICS:OSA). METHODS Using previously defined methodology, focal topics in OSA were assigned as literature review (LR), evidence-based review (EBR), or evidence-based review with recommendations (EBR-R) formats. Each topic incorporated the available and relevant evidence which was summarized and graded on study quality. Each topic and section underwent iterative review and the ICS:OSA was created and reviewed by all authors for consensus. RESULTS The ICS:OSA addresses OSA syndrome definitions, pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors for disease, screening methods, diagnostic testing types, multiple treatment modalities, and effects of OSA treatment on multiple OSA-associated comorbidities. Specific focus on outcomes with positive airway pressure (PAP) and surgical treatments were evaluated. CONCLUSION This review of the literature consolidates the available knowledge and identifies the limitations of the current evidence on OSA. This effort aims to create a resource for OSA evidence-based practice and identify future research needs. Knowledge gaps and research opportunities include improving the metrics of OSA disease, determining the optimal OSA screening paradigms, developing strategies for PAP adherence and longitudinal care, enhancing selection of PAP alternatives and surgery, understanding health risk outcomes, and translating evidence into individualized approaches to therapy.
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- Jolie L. Chang
- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Medical Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera Technion, Faculty of Medicine, Hadera, Israel
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Stone Oak Orthodontics, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Wayne State University and John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- University Hospital Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- University Hospital Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Sidney Kimmel Medical Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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- University Hospital Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- University of Texas, Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Texas, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, California, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Goldschmied JR, Kuna ST, Maislin G, Tanayapong P, Pack AI, Younes M. The sleep homeostatic response to sleep deprivation in humans is heritable. Sleep 2023; 46:zsac314. [PMID: 36545811 PMCID: PMC9995770 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Following sleep deprivation, increases in delta power have historically been used to index increases in sleep pressure. Research in mice has demonstrated that the homeostatic delta power response to sleep deprivation is heritable. Whether this is true in humans is unknown. In the present study, we used delta power and ORP, a novel measure of sleep depth, to investigate the effects of acute sleep deprivation on sleep depth and to assess the heritability of sleep homeostasis in humans. METHODS ORP and delta power were examined during baseline and recovery sleep following 38 h of sleep deprivation in 57 monozygotic and 38 dizygotic same-sex twin pairs. Two complementary methods were used to estimate the trait heritability of sleep homeostasis. RESULTS During recovery sleep, ORP was lower and delta power was higher than at baseline, indicating deeper sleep. However, at the end of the recovery night, delta power reached baseline levels but ORP demonstrated incomplete recovery. Both ORP and delta power showed a broad sense heritability of sleep homeostasis following sleep deprivation. The classical approach demonstrated an h2 estimate of 0.43 for ORP and 0.73 for delta power. Mixed-effect multilevel models showed that the proportion of variance attributable to additive genetic transmission was 0.499 (95% CI = 0.316-0.682; p < .0001) for ORP and 0.565 (95% CI = 0.403-0.726; p < .0001 for delta power. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that the homeostatic response to sleep deprivation is a heritable trait in humans and confirm ORP as a robust measure of sleep depth.
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- Jennifer R Goldschmied
- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Neurology Center, Vibhavadi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Neurology/Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Sleep Disorders Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Guo J, Xiao Y. New Metrics from Polysomnography: Precision Medicine for OSA Interventions. Nat Sci Sleep 2023; 15:69-77. [PMID: 36923968 PMCID: PMC10010122 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s400048] [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: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly preventable disease accompanied by multiple comorbid conditions. Despite the well-established cardiovascular and neurocognitive sequelae with OSA, the optimal metric for assessing the OSA severity and response to therapy remains controversial. Although overnight polysomnography (PSG) is the golden standard for OSA diagnosis, the abundant information is not fully exploited. With the development of deep learning and the era of big data, new metrics derived from PSG have been validated in some OSA consequences and personalized treatment. In this review, these metrics are introduced based on the pathophysiological mechanisms of OSA and new technologies. Emphasis is laid on the advantages and the prognostic value against apnea-hypopnea index. New classification criteria should be established based on these metrics and other clinical characters for precision medicine.
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- Junwei Guo
- 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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Huang Z, Wu Y, Huang K, Chen P, Chen J, Wang L. The Nadir Oxygen-Specific Heart Rate Response in Sleep Apnea Links With the Occurrence of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:807436. [PMID: 35557543 PMCID: PMC9086507 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.807436] [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: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundLittle is known regarding the quantification of sleep apnea- and hypoxemia-elicited heart rate (HR) response and its prognostic significance of the cardiovascular risk. We sought to explore the impact of HR response and variability specific to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on the occurrence of a common cardiovascular event – acute myocardial infarction (AMI).MethodsConsecutive patients with suspected OSA were enrolled and underwent nocturnal respiratory study and electrocardiography monitoring. The minimal oxygen saturation (minSpO2) was determined from the oxygen saturation curve under a subject-specific search window. Primary HR metrics such as maximal HR in response to minSpO2 and respiratory event-specific HR variability were computed from the synchronized recordings. Multivariate regression analyses were conducted to analyze the associations between individualized HR metrics and the occurrence of AMI.ResultsOf 2,748 patients recruited, 39% (n = 1,071) had moderate-to-severe OSA (respiratory event index, REI ≥ 15), and 11.4% (n = 313) patients had AMI. Patients with AMI experienced severe OSA, severe minSpO2, and greater HR reactions. Patients with minSpO2 <90% had an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.48 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.09–2.00, p = 0.012) for AMI. Notably, minSpO2-induced elevated mean HR response (HRmean > 73 bpm) was significantly associated with AMI (OR 1.72, 95% CI: 1.32–2.23, p < 0.001). Patients with both severe minSpO2 (<90%) and elevated HRmean carried an additive OR of 2.65 (95% CI: 1.74–4.05, p < 0.001) for the risk of AMI after adjustment for potential confounders. A large total power spectrum specific to respiratory events was correlated with an adjusted OR of 0.61 for AMI risk.ConclusionPatients with substantial HR reactions to OSA-induced oxygen nadir and restricted cardiac cycle shifting to respiratory events were likely at increased risk of developing AMI. Detection of nocturnal HR response to hypoxemia may help improve cardiovascular risk stratification.
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- Zhihua Huang
- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Jiyan Chen,
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- Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Coronary Heart Disease Prevention, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Malhotra A, Ayappa I, Ayas N, Collop N, Kirsch D, Mcardle N, Mehra R, Pack AI, Punjabi N, White DP, Gottlieb DJ. Metrics of sleep apnea severity: beyond the apnea-hypopnea index. Sleep 2021; 44:6164937. [PMID: 33693939 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is thought to affect almost 1 billion people worldwide. OSA has well established cardiovascular and neurocognitive sequelae, although the optimal metric to assess its severity and/or potential response to therapy remains unclear. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is well established; thus, we review its history and predictive value in various different clinical contexts. Although the AHI is often criticized for its limitations, it remains the best studied metric of OSA severity, albeit imperfect. We further review the potential value of alternative metrics including hypoxic burden, arousal intensity, odds ratio product, and cardiopulmonary coupling. We conclude with possible future directions to capture clinically meaningful OSA endophenotypes including the use of genetics, blood biomarkers, machine/deep learning and wearable technologies. Further research in OSA should be directed towards providing diagnostic and prognostic information to make the OSA diagnosis more accessible and to improving prognostic information regarding OSA consequences, in order to guide patient care and to help in the design of future clinical trials.
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- Atul Malhotra
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Mt. Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Medicine, Atrium Health Sleep Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Azarbarzin A, Sands SA, Younes M, Taranto-Montemurro L, Sofer T, Vena D, Alex RM, Kim SW, Gottlieb DJ, White DP, Redline S, Wellman A. The Sleep Apnea-Specific Pulse-Rate Response Predicts Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 203:1546-1555. [PMID: 33406013 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202010-3900oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Rationale: Randomized controlled trials have been unable to detect a cardiovascular benefit of continuous positive airway pressure in unselected patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We hypothesize that deleterious cardiovascular outcomes are concentrated in a subgroup of patients with a heightened pulse-rate response to apneas and hypopneas (ΔHR). Methods: We measured the ΔHR in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) (N = 1,395) and the SHHS (Sleep Heart Health Study) (N = 4,575). MESA data were used to determine the functional form of the association between the ΔHR and subclinical cardiovascular biomarkers, whereas primary analyses tested the association of the ΔHR with nonfatal or fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) and all-cause mortality in longitudinal data from the SHHS. Measurements and Main Results: In the MESA, U-shaped relationships were observed between subclinical CVD biomarkers (coronary artery calcium, NT-proBNP [N-terminal prohormone BNP], and Framingham risk score) and the ΔHR; notably, a high ΔHR (upper quartile) was associated with elevated biomarker scores compared with a midrange ΔHR (25th-75th centiles). In the SHHS, individuals with a high ΔHR compared with a midrange ΔHR were at increased risk of nonfatal or fatal CVD and all-cause mortality (nonfatal adjusted hazard ratio [95% confidence interval (CI)], 1.60 [1.28-2.00]; fatal adjusted hazard ratio [95% CI], 1.68 [1.22-2.30]; all-cause adjusted hazard ratio [95% CI], 1.29 [1.07-1.55]). The risk associated with a high ΔHR was particularly high in those with a substantial hypoxic burden (nonfatal, 1.93 [1.36-2.73]; fatal, 3.50 [2.15-5.71]; all-cause, 1.84 [1.40-2.40]) and was exclusively observed in nonsleepy individuals. Conclusions: Individuals with OSA who demonstrate an elevated ΔHR are at increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This study identifies a prognostic biomarker for OSA that appears useful for risk stratification and patient selection for future clinical trials.
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- Ali Azarbarzin
- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Sleep Disorders Center, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.,Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Younes M, Azarbarzin A, Reid M, Mazzotti DR, Redline S. Characteristics and Reproducibility of Novel Sleep EEG Biomarkers and their Variation with Sleep Apnea and Insomnia in a Large Community-Based Cohort. Sleep 2021; 44:6307746. [PMID: 34156473 PMCID: PMC8503837 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES New EEG features became available for use in polysomnography and have shown promise in early studies. They include a continuous index of sleep depth (Odds-Ratio-Product; ORP), agreement between right and left sleep depth (R/L coefficient), dynamics of sleep recovery following arousals (ORP-9), general EEG amplification (EEG Power), alpha intrusion and arousal intensity. This study was undertaken to establish ranges and reproducibility of these features in subjects with different demographics and clinical status. METHODS We utilized data from the two phases of the Sleep-Heart-Health-Study (SHHS1 and SHHS2). Polysomnograms of 5804 subjects from SHHS1 were scored to determine the above features. Feature values were segregated according to clinical status of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), insomnia, insomnia plus OSA, no clinical sleep disorder, and demographics (age, gender and race). Results from SHHS visit2 were compared with SHHS1 results. RESULTS All features varied widely among clinical groups and demographics. Relative to participants with no sleep disorder, wake ORP was higher in participants reporting insomnia symptoms and lower in those with OSA (p<0.0001 for both), reflecting opposite changes in sleep pressure, while NREM ORP was higher in both insomnia and OSA (p<0.0001), reflecting lighter sleep in both groups. There were significant associations with age, gender, and race. EEG Power, and REM ORP were highly reproducible across the two studies (ICC>0.75). CONCLUSIONS The reported results serve as bases for interpreting studies that utilize novel sleep EEG biomarkers and identify characteristic EEG changes that vary with age, gender and may help distinguish insomnia from OSA.
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- Magdy Younes
- Sleep Disorders Centre, Misericordia Health Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Division of Medical Informatics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Azarbarzin A, Wellman A, Redline S, Sands S. Reply to Sankari and to Kawada. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 204:240-241. [PMID: 33915061 PMCID: PMC8650780 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202103-0690le] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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- Ali Azarbarzin
- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University Boston, Massachusetts
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Goldschmied JR, Lacourse K, Maislin G, Delfrate J, Gehrman P, Pack FM, Staley B, Pack AI, Younes M, Kuna ST, Warby SC. Spindles are highly heritable as identified by different spindle detectors. Sleep 2021; 44:5963958. [PMID: 33165618 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVES Sleep spindles, a defining feature of stage N2 sleep, are maximal at central electrodes and are found in the frequency range of the electroencephalogram (EEG) (sigma 11-16 Hz) that is known to be heritable. However, relatively little is known about the heritability of spindles. Two recent studies investigating the heritability of spindles reported moderate heritability, but with conflicting results depending on scalp location and spindle type. The present study aimed to definitively assess the heritability of sleep spindle characteristics. METHODS We utilized the polysomnography data of 58 monozygotic and 40 dizygotic same-sex twin pairs to identify heritable characteristics of spindles at C3/C4 in stage N2 sleep including density, duration, peak-to-peak amplitude, and oscillation frequency. We implemented and tested a variety of spindle detection algorithms and used two complementary methods of estimating trait heritability. RESULTS We found robust evidence to support strong heritability of spindles regardless of detector method (h2 > 0.8). However not all spindle characteristics were equally heritable, and each spindle detection method produced a different pattern of results. CONCLUSIONS The sleep spindle in stage N2 sleep is highly heritable, but the heritability differs for individual spindle characteristics and depends on the spindle detector used for analysis.
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- Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- YRT Ltd, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.,Sleep Disorders Centre, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Medicine, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Center for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, Centre de Recherche de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, QC, Canada
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Hogan J, Sun H, Paixao L, Westmeijer M, Sikka P, Jin J, Tesh R, Cardoso M, Cash SS, Akeju O, Thomas R, Westover MB. Night-to-night variability of sleep electroencephalography-based brain age measurements. Clin Neurophysiol 2021; 132:1-12. [PMID: 33248430 PMCID: PMC7855943 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2020.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Brain Age Index (BAI), calculated from sleep electroencephalography (EEG), has been proposed as a biomarker of brain health. This study quantifies night-to-night variability of BAI and establishes probability thresholds for inferring underlying brain pathology based on a patient's BAI. METHODS 86 patients with multiple nights of consecutive EEG recordings were selected from Epilepsy Monitoring Unit patients whose EEGs reported as within normal limits. While EEGs with epileptiform activity were excluded, the majority of patients included in the study had a diagnosis of chronic epilepsy. BAI was calculated for each 12-hour segment of patient data using a previously established algorithm, and the night-to-night variability in BAI was measured. RESULTS The within-patient night-to-night standard deviation in BAI was 7.5 years. Estimates of BAI derived by averaging over 2, 3, and 4 nights had standard deviations of 4.7, 3.7, and 3.0 years, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Averaging BAI over n nights reduces night-to-night variability of BAI by a factor of n, rendering BAI a more suitable biomarker of brain health at the individual level. A brain age risk lookup table of results provides thresholds above which a patient has a high probability of excess BAI. SIGNIFICANCE With increasing ease of EEG acquisition, including wearable technology, BAI has the potential to track brain health and detect deviations from normal physiologic function. The measure of night-to-night variability and how this is reduced by averaging across multiple nights provides a basis for using BAI in patients' homes to identify patients who should undergo further investigation or monitoring.
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- Jacob Hogan
- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Lim DC, Mazzotti DR, Sutherland K, Mindel JW, Kim J, Cistulli PA, Magalang UJ, Pack AI, de Chazal P, Penzel T. Reinventing polysomnography in the age of precision medicine. Sleep Med Rev 2020; 52:101313. [PMID: 32289733 PMCID: PMC7351609 DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
For almost 50 years, sleep laboratories around the world have been collecting massive amounts of polysomnographic (PSG) physiological data to diagnose sleep disorders, the majority of which are not utilized in the clinical setting. Only a small fraction of the information available within these signals is utilized to generate indices. For example, the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) remains the primary tool for diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) despite repeated studies showing it to be inadequate in predicting clinical consequences. Today, there are many novel approaches to PSG signals, making it possible to extract more complex metrics and analyses that are potentially more clinically relevant for individual patients. However, the pathway to implement novel PSG metrics/analyses into routine clinical practice is unclear. Our goal with this review is to highlight some of the novel PSG metrics/analyses that are becoming available. We suggest that stronger academic-industry relationships would facilitate the development of state-of-the-art clinical research to establish the value of novel PSG metrics/analyses in clinical sleep medicine. Collectively, as a sleep community, it is time to reinvent how we utilize the polysomnography to move us towards Precision Sleep Medicine.
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- Diane C Lim
- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Department Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia; Department Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Australia
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, United States
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States
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- Charles Perkins Centre and School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Center for Sleep Medicine, Charite Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany; Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
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Utility of estimating the respiratory arousal threshold in cerebrovascular disease. Sleep Med 2019; 66:250-251. [PMID: 31848110 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a heterogeneous disorder. Cluster analysis has identified different physiologic subtypes with respect to symptoms. A difference exists in cardiovascular risk from OSA between the 7 subtypes identified. There are 3 basic subtypes replicated in multiple studies: (a) a group where insomnia is the main symptom; (b) an asymptomatic group; (c) a group with marked excessive sleepiness. The symptomatic benefit from treatment with nasal CPAP varies between these 3 subtypes. Data from the Sleep Heart Health Study reveal that the increased risk of cardiovascular disease from OSA occurs only in the excessively sleepy group.
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- Allan I Pack
- Translational Research Laboratories, Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Suite 2100, 125 South 31st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3403, USA.
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de Chazal P, Sutherland K, Cistulli PA. Advanced polysomnographic analysis for OSA: A pathway to personalized management? Respirology 2019; 25:251-258. [PMID: 31038827 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly heterogeneous disorder, with diverse pathways to disease, expression of disease, susceptibility to co-morbidities and response to therapy, and is ideally suited to precision medicine approaches. Clinically, the content of the information-rich polysomnogram (PSG) is not currently fully utilized in determining patient management. Novel PSG parameters such as hypoxic burden, pulse transit time, cardiopulmonary coupling and the frequency representations of PSG sensor signals could predict a variety of cardiovascular disease, cancer and neurodegeneration co-morbidities. The PSG can also be used to identify key pathophysiological parameters such as loop gain, arousal threshold and muscle compensation which can enhance understanding of the causes of OSA in an individual, and thereby guide choices on therapy. Machine learning methods performing their own parameter extraction coupled with large PSG data sets offer an exciting opportunity for discovering new links between the PSG variables and disease outcomes. By exploiting existing and emerging analytical methods, the PSG may offer a pathway to personalized management for OSA.
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- Philip de Chazal
- Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Engineering and I.T., University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre and Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Sutherland K, Kairaitis K, Yee BJ, Cistulli PA. From CPAP to tailored therapy for obstructive sleep Apnoea. Multidiscip Respir Med 2018; 13:44. [PMID: 30524729 PMCID: PMC6276208 DOI: 10.1186/s40248-018-0157-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder that is associated with daytime symptoms and a range of comorbidity and mortality. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy is highly efficacious at preventing OSA when in use and has long been the standard treatment for newly diagnosed patients. However, CPAP therapy has well recognised limitations in real world effectiveness due to issues with patient acceptance and suboptimal usage. There is a clear need to enhance OSA treatment strategies and options. Although there are a range of alternative treatments (e.g. weight loss, oral appliances, positional devices, surgery, and emerging therapies such as sedatives and oxygen), generally there are individual differences in efficacy and often OSA will not be completely eliminated. There is increasing recognition that OSA is a heterogeneous disorder in terms of risk factors, clinical presentation, pathophysiology and comorbidity. Better characterisation of OSA heterogeneity will enable tailored approaches to therapy to ensure treatment effectiveness. Tools to elucidate individual anatomical and pathophysiological phenotypes in clinical practice are receiving attention. Additionally, recognising patient preferences, treatment enhancement strategies and broader assessment of treatment effectiveness are part of tailoring therapy at the individual level. This review provides a narrative of current treatment approaches and limitations and the future potential for individual tailoring to enhance treatment effectiveness.
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- Kate Sutherland
- 1Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,2Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.,3Centre for Sleep Health & Research, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
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- 1Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,2Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.,4Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,5Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- 2Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.,6NHMRC Centre for Integrated Research and Understanding of Sleep (CIRUS) and NHMRC NeuroSleep Centre Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia.,7Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- 1Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,2Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney School of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.,3Centre for Sleep Health & Research, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
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Mazzotti DR, Lim DC, Sutherland K, Bittencourt L, Mindel JW, Magalang U, Pack AI, de Chazal P, Penzel T. Opportunities for utilizing polysomnography signals to characterize obstructive sleep apnea subtypes and severity. Physiol Meas 2018; 39:09TR01. [PMID: 30047487 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6579/aad5fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a heterogeneous sleep disorder with many pathophysiological pathways to disease. Currently, the diagnosis and classification of OSA is based on the apnea-hypopnea index, which poorly correlates to underlying pathology and clinical consequences. A large number of in-laboratory sleep studies are performed around the world every year, already collecting an enormous amount of physiological data within an individual. Clinically, we have not yet fully taken advantage of this data, but combined with existing analytical approaches, we have the potential to transform the way OSA is managed within an individual patient. Currently, respiratory signals are used to count apneas and hypopneas, but patterns such as inspiratory flow signals can be used to predict optimal OSA treatment. Electrocardiographic data can reveal arrhythmias, but patterns such as heart rate variability can also be used to detect and classify OSA. Electroencephalography is used to score sleep stages and arousals, but specific patterns such as the odds-ratio product can be used to classify how OSA patients responds differently to arousals. OBJECTIVE In this review, we examine these and many other existing computer-aided polysomnography signal processing algorithms and how they can reflect an individual's manifestation of OSA. SIGNIFICANCE Together with current technological advance, it is only a matter of time before advanced automatic signal processing and analysis is widely applied to precision medicine of OSA in the clinical setting.
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- Diego R Mazzotti
- Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States of America
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Sutherland K, Almeida FR, de Chazal P, Cistulli PA. Prediction in obstructive sleep apnoea: diagnosis, comorbidity risk, and treatment outcomes. Expert Rev Respir Med 2018; 12:293-307. [DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2018.1439743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Kate Sutherland
- Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Lim DC, Sutherland K, Cistulli PA, Pack AI. P4 medicine approach to obstructive sleep apnoea. Respirology 2017; 22:849-860. [PMID: 28477347 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
P4 medicine is an evolving approach to personalized medicine. The four Ps offer a means to: Predict who will develop disease and co-morbidities; Prevent rather than react to disease; Personalize diagnosis and treatment; have patients Participate in their own care. P4 medicine is very applicable to obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) because each OSA patient has a different pathway to disease and its consequences. OSA has both structural and physiological mechanisms with different clinical subgroups, different molecular profiles and different consequences. This may explain why there are different responses to alternative therapies, such as intraoral devices and hypoglossal nerve stimulation therapy. Currently, technology facilitates patients to participate in their own care from screening for OSA (snoring and apnoea apps) to monitoring response to therapy (sleep monitoring, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and heart rate) as well as monitoring their own continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compliance. We present a conceptual framework that provides the basis for a new, P4 medicine approach to OSA and should be considered more in depth: predict and prevent those at high risk for OSA and consequences, personalize the diagnosis and treatment of OSA and build in patient participation to manage OSA.
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- Diane C Lim
- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Sleep Medicine/Department of Medicine, Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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