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Poor Correlation between Diaphragm Thickening Fraction and Transdiaphragmatic Pressure in Mechanically Ventilated Patients and Healthy Subjects. Anesthesiology 2022; 136:162-175. [PMID: 34788380 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The relationship between the diaphragm thickening fraction and the transdiaphragmatic pressure, the reference method to evaluate the diaphragm function, has not been clearly established. This study investigated the global and intraindividual relationship between the thickening fraction of the diaphragm and the transdiaphragmatic pressure. The authors hypothesized that the diaphragm thickening fraction would be positively and significantly correlated to the transdiaphragmatic pressure, in both healthy participants and ventilated patients. METHODS Fourteen healthy individuals and 25 mechanically ventilated patients (enrolled in two previous physiologic investigations) participated in the current study. The zone of apposition of the right hemidiaphragm was imaged simultaneously to transdiaphragmatic pressure recording within different breathing conditions, i.e., external inspiratory threshold loading in healthy individuals and various pressure support settings in patients. A blinded offline breath-by-breath analysis synchronously computed the changes in transdiaphragmatic pressure, the diaphragm pressure-time product, and diaphragm thickening fraction. Global and intraindividual relationships between variables were assessed. RESULTS In healthy subjects, both changes in transdiaphragmatic pressure and diaphragm pressure-time product were moderately correlated to diaphragm thickening fraction (repeated measures correlation = 0.40, P < 0.0001; and repeated measures correlation = 0.38, P < 0.0001, respectively). In mechanically ventilated patients, changes in transdiaphragmatic pressure and thickening fraction were weakly correlated (repeated measures correlation = 0.11, P = 0.008), while diaphragm pressure-time product and thickening fraction were not (repeated measures correlation = 0.04, P = 0.396). Individually, changes in transdiaphragmatic pressure and thickening fraction were significantly correlated in 8 of 14 healthy subjects (ρ = 0.30 to 0.85, all P < 0.05) and in 2 of 25 mechanically ventilated patients (ρ = 0.47 to 0.64, all P < 0.05). Diaphragm pressure-time product and thickening fraction correlated in 8 of 14 healthy subjects (ρ = 0.41 to 0.82, all P < 0.02) and in 2 of 25 mechanically ventilated patients (ρ = 0.63 to 0.66, all P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Overall, diaphragm function as assessed with transdiaphragmatic pressure was weakly related to diaphragm thickening fraction. The diaphragm thickening fraction should not be used in healthy subjects or ventilated patients when changes in diaphragm function are evaluated. EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE
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Blanco-Almazan D, Groenendaal W, Catthoor F, Jane R. Analysis of Time Delay between Bioimpedance and Respiratory Volume Signals under Inspiratory Loaded Breathing. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2019:2365-2368. [PMID: 31946375 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2019.8857705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bioimpedance is known for its linear relation with volume during normal breathing. For that reason, bioimpedance can be used as a noninvasive and comfortable technique for measuring respiration. The goal of this study is to analyze the temporal behavior of bioimpedance measured in four different electrode configurations during inspiratory loaded breathing. We measured four bioimpedance channels and airflow simultaneously in 10 healthy subjects while incremental inspiratory loads were imposed. Inspiratory loading threshold protocols are associated with breathing pattern changes and were used in respiratory mechanics studies. Consequently, this respiratory protocol allowed us to induce breathing pattern changes and evaluate the temporal relationship of bioimpedance with volume. We estimated the temporal delay between bioimpedance and volume respiratory cycles to evaluate the differences in their temporal behavior. The delays were computed as the lag which maximize the cross-correlation of the signals cycle by cycle. Six of the ten subjects showed delays in at least two different inspiratory loads. The delays were dependent on electrode configuration, hence the appearance of the delays between bioimpedance and volume were conditioned to the location and geometry of the electrode configuration. In conclusion, the delays between these signals could provide information about breathing pattern when breathing conditions change.
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Bachasson D, Dres M, Niérat MC, Gennisson JL, Hogrel JY, Doorduin J, Similowski T. Diaphragm shear modulus reflects transdiaphragmatic pressure during isovolumetric inspiratory efforts and ventilation against inspiratory loading. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 126:699-707. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01060.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The reference method for the assessment of diaphragm function relies on the measurement of transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi). Local muscle stiffness measured using ultrafast shear wave elastography (SWE) provides reliable estimates of muscle force in locomotor muscles. This study aimed at investigating whether SWE could be used as a surrogate of Pdi to evaluate diaphragm function. Fifteen healthy volunteers underwent a randomized stepwise inspiratory loading protocol of 0–60% of maximal isovolumetric inspiratory pressure during closed-airways maneuvers and 0–50% during ventilation against an external inspiratory threshold load. During all tasks, Pdi was measured and SWE was used to assess shear modulus of the right hemidiaphragm (SMdi) at the zone of apposition. Pearson correlation coefficients ( r) and repeated-measures correlation coefficients ( R) were computed to determine within-individual and overall relationships between Pdi and SMdi, respectively. During closed-airways maneuvers, mean Pdi correlated to mean SMdi in all participants [ r ranged from 0.77 to 0.96, all P < 0.01; R = 0.82, 95% confidence intervals (0.76, 0.86), P < 0.01]. During ventilation against inspiratory threshold loading, Pdi swing correlated to maximal SMdi in all participants [ r ranged from 0.40 to 0.90, all P < 0.01; R = 0.70, 95% confidence intervals (0.66, 0.73), P < 0.001]. Changes in diaphragm stiffness as assessed by SWE reflect changes in transdiaphragmatic pressure. SWE provides a new opportunity for direct and noninvasive assessment of diaphragm function. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Accurate and specific estimation of diaphragm effort is critical for evaluating and monitoring diaphragm dysfunction. The measurement of transdiaphragmatic pressure requires the use of invasive gastric and esophageal probes. In the present work, we demonstrate that changes in diaphragm stiffness assessed with ultrasound shear wave elastography reflect changes in transdiaphragmatic pressure, therefore offering a new noninvasive method for gauging diaphragm effort.
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- Damien Bachasson
- Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Neuromuscular Investigation Center, Institute of Myology, Paris, France
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- Service de Pneumologie, Médecine Intensive et Réanimation (Département “R3S”), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Sorbonne Université, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France
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- UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Sorbonne Université, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France
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- Imagerie par Résonance Magnétique Médicale et Multi-Modalités, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR8081, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Neuromuscular Physiology Laboratory, Neuromuscular Investigation Center, Institute of Myology, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Service de Pneumologie, Médecine Intensive et Réanimation (Département “R3S”), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière Charles Foix, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- UMRS1158 Neurophysiologie Respiratoire Expérimentale et Clinique, Sorbonne Université, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France
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Effects of two types of equal-intensity inspiratory muscle training in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomised controlled trial. Respir Med 2017; 132:84-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2017] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oppersma E, Hatam N, Doorduin J, van der Hoeven JG, Marx G, Goetzenich A, Fritsch S, Heunks LMA, Bruells CS. Functional assessment of the diaphragm by speckle tracking ultrasound during inspiratory loading. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017; 123:1063-1070. [PMID: 28522757 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00095.2017] [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: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Assessment of diaphragmatic effort is challenging, especially in critically ill patients in the phase of weaning. Fractional thickening during inspiration assessed by ultrasound has been used to estimate diaphragm effort. It is unknown whether more sophisticated ultrasound techniques such as speckle tracking are superior in the quantification of inspiratory effort. This study evaluates the validity of speckle tracking ultrasound to quantify diaphragm contractility. Thirteen healthy volunteers underwent a randomized stepwise threshold loading protocol of 0-50% of the maximal inspiratory pressure. Electric activity of the diaphragm and transdiaphragmatic pressures were recorded. Speckle tracking ultrasound was used to assess strain and strain rate as measures of diaphragm tissue deformation and deformation velocity, respectively. Fractional thickening was assessed by measurement of diaphragm thickness at end-inspiration and end-expiration. Strain and strain rate increased with progressive loading of the diaphragm. Both strain and strain rate were highly correlated to transdiaphragmatic pressure (strain r2 = 0.72; strain rate r2 = 0.80) and diaphragm electric activity (strain r2 = 0.60; strain rate r2 = 0.66). We conclude that speckle tracking ultrasound is superior to conventional ultrasound techniques to estimate diaphragm contractility under inspiratory threshold loading.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Transdiaphragmatic pressure using esophageal and gastric balloons is the gold standard to assess diaphragm effort. However, this technique is invasive and requires expertise, and the interpretation may be complex. We report that speckle tracking ultrasound can be used to detect stepwise increases in diaphragmatic effort. Strain and strain rate were highly correlated with transdiaphragmatic pressure, and therefore, diaphragm electric activity and speckle tracking might serve as reliable tools to quantify diaphragm effort in the future.
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- Eline Oppersma
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany; and
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany; and
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; .,Department of Intensive Care Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany; and
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Wu W, Zhang X, Lin L, Ou Y, Li X, Guan L, Guo B, Zhou L, Chen R. Transdiaphragmatic pressure and neural respiratory drive measured during inspiratory muscle training in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2017; 12:773-781. [PMID: 28280321 PMCID: PMC5338837 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s126354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is a rehabilitation therapy for stable patients with COPD. However, its therapeutic effect remains undefined due to the unclear nature of diaphragmatic mobilization during IMT. Diaphragmatic mobilization, represented by transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi), and neural respiratory drive, expressed as the corrected root mean square (RMS) of the diaphragmatic electromyogram (EMGdi), both provide vital information to select the proper IMT device and loads in COPD, therefore contributing to the curative effect of IMT. Pdi and RMS of EMGdi (RMSdi%) were measured and compared during inspiratory resistive training and threshold load training in stable patients with COPD. PATIENTS AND METHODS Pdi and neural respiratory drive were measured continuously during inspiratory resistive training and threshold load training in 12 stable patients with COPD (forced expiratory volume in 1 s ± SD was 26.1%±10.2% predicted). RESULTS Pdi was significantly higher during high-intensity threshold load training (91.46±17.24 cmH2O) than during inspiratory resistive training (27.24±6.13 cmH2O) in stable patients with COPD, with P<0.01 for each. Significant difference was also found in RMSdi% between high-intensity threshold load training and inspiratory resistive training (69.98%±16.78% vs 17.26%±14.65%, P<0.01). CONCLUSION We concluded that threshold load training shows greater mobilization of Pdi and neural respiratory drive than inspiratory resistive training in stable patients with COPD.
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- Weiliang Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou
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Nikoletou D, Man WDC, Mustfa N, Moore J, Rafferty G, Grant RL, Johnson L, Moxham J. Evaluation of the effectiveness of a home-based inspiratory muscle training programme in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using multiple inspiratory muscle tests. Disabil Rehabil 2015; 38:250-9. [PMID: 25885668 DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2015.1036171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based inspiratory muscle training (IMT) programme using multiple inspiratory muscle tests. METHOD Sixty-eight patients (37 M) with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Mean [SD], FEV1 36.1 [13.6]% pred.; FEV1/FVC 35.7 [11.2]%) were randomised into an experimental or control group and trained with a threshold loading device at intensity >30% maximum inspiratory pressure (PImax) or <15% PImax, respectively, for 7 weeks. Thirty-nine patients (23 M) completed the study. The following measures were assessed pre- and post-IMT: PImax, sniff inspiratory nasal pressure (SNIP), diaphragm contractility (Pdi,tw), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), respiratory muscle endurance (RME), chronic respiratory disease questionnaire (CRDQ), the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and the SF-36. Between-group changes were assessed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS PImax and perception of well-being improved significantly post-IMT [p = 0.04 and <0.05 in four domains, respectively]. This was not reflected in SNIP [p = 0.7], Pdi,tw [p = 0.8], RME [p = 0.9] or ISWT [p = 0.5]. CONCLUSIONS A seven-week, community-based IMT programme, with realistic use of health-care resources, improves PImax and perception of well-being but a different design may be required for improvement in other measures. Multiple tests provide a more comprehensive evaluation of changes in muscle function post-IMT. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION A seven-week, home-based inspiratory muscle training programme improves maximal inspiratory pressure and perception of well-being in patients with moderate to severe COPD but not sniff nasal inspiratory pressure or diaphragm contractility, respiratory muscle endurance and exercise capacity. Multiple tests are recommended for a more comprehensive assessment of changes in muscle function following inspiratory muscle training programmes. Therapists need to explore different community-based inspiratory muscle training regimes for COPD patients and identify the optimal exercise protocol that is likely to lead to improvements in diaphragm contractility and exercise capacity.
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- Dimitra Nikoletou
- a Division of Asthma , Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , UK .,b Faculty of Health , Social Care and Education, Kingston and St. George's University , London , UK
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- a Division of Asthma , Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , UK .,c NIHR Biomedical Research Unit for Advanced Lung Disease, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College London , London , UK
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- a Division of Asthma , Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , UK .,d Department of Respiratory Medicine , University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust , London , UK , and
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- e King's College Hospital NHS Trust , London , UK
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- a Division of Asthma , Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , UK
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- b Faculty of Health , Social Care and Education, Kingston and St. George's University , London , UK
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- a Division of Asthma , Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , UK
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- a Division of Asthma , Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London , London , UK
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Clarenbach CF, Camen G, Sievi NA, Wyss C, Stradling JR, Kohler M. Effect of simulated obstructive hypopnea and apnea on thoracic aortic wall transmural pressures. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2013; 115:613-7. [PMID: 23766507 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00439.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Preliminary evidence supports an association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and thoracic aortic dilatation, although potential causative mechanisms are incompletely understood; these may include an increase in aortic wall transmural pressures, induced by obstructive apneas and hypopneas. In patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, mean blood pressure (MBP) in the thoracic aorta and esophageal pressure was simultaneously recorded by an indwelling aortic pigtail catheter and a balloon-tipped esophageal catheter in randomized order during: normal breathing, simulated obstructive hypopnea (inspiration through a threshold load), simulated obstructive apnea (Mueller maneuver), and end-expiratory central apnea. Aortic transmural pressure (aortic MBP minus esophageal pressure) was calculated. Ten patients with a median age (range) of 64 (46-75) yr were studied. Inspiration through a threshold load, Mueller maneuver, and end-expiratory central apnea was successfully performed and recorded in 10, 7, and 9 patients, respectively. The difference between aortic MBP and esophageal pressure (and thus the extra aortic dilatory force) was median (quartiles) +9.3 (5.4, 18.6) mmHg, P = 0.02 during inspiration through a threshold load, +16.3 (12.8, 19.4) mmHg, P = 0.02 during the Mueller maneuver, and +0.4 (-4.5, 4.8) mmHg, P = 0.80 during end-expiratory central apnea. Simulated obstructive apnea and hypopnea increase aortic wall dilatory transmural pressures because intra-aortic pressures fall less than esophageal pressures. Thus OSA may mechanically promote thoracic aortic dilatation and should be further investigated as a risk factor for the development or accelerated progression of thoracic aortic aneurysms.
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- Christian F Clarenbach
- Sleep Disorders Center and Pulmonary Division, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Stöwhas AC, Namdar M, Biaggi P, Russi EW, Bloch KE, Stradling JR, Kohler M. The Effect of Simulated Obstructive Apnea and Hypopnea on Aortic Diameter and BP. Chest 2011; 140:675-680. [DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-2799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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It is known that respiratory muscles undergo adaptation in response to overload stimuli during exercise training in stable COPD patients, thus resulting in significant increase of respiratory muscle function as well as the individual's improvements. The present article reviews the most updated evidence with regard to the use of respiratory muscle training (RMT) methods in COPD patients. Basically, three types of RMT (resistive training, pressure threshold loading, and normocapnic hyperpnea) have been reported. Frequency, duration, and intensity of exercise must be carefully considered for a training effect. In contrast with the plentitude of existing data inherent to inspiratory muscle training (IMT), literature is still lacking in showing clinical and physiological studies related to expiratory muscle training (EMT). In particular, while it seems that IMT is slightly superior to EMT in providing additional benefits other than respiratory muscle function such as a reduction in dyspnea, both the effects and the safety of EMT is still to be definitively elucidated in patients with COPD.
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- Ernesto Crisafulli
- University of Modena-Reggio Emilia Deparmentt of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Ospedale Villa Pineta, Pavullo (MO) and
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- University of Modena-Reggio Emilia Deparmentt of Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Ospedale Villa Pineta, Pavullo (MO) and
- Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Modena, Italy
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Hart N, Kearney MT, Pride NB, Green M, Lofaso F, Shah AM, Moxham J, Polkey MI. Inspiratory muscle load and capacity in chronic heart failure. Thorax 2004; 59:477-82. [PMID: 15170028 PMCID: PMC1747026 DOI: 10.1136/thx.2003.007724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although breathlessness is common in chronic heart failure (CHF), the role of inspiratory muscle dysfunction remains unclear. We hypothesised that inspiratory muscle endurance, expressed as a function of endurance time (Tlim) adjusted for inspiratory muscle load and inspiratory muscle capacity, would be reduced in CHF. METHODS Endurance was measured in 10 healthy controls and 10 patients with CHF using threshold loading at 40% maximal oesophageal pressure (Poes(max)). Oesophageal pressure-time product (PTPoes per cycle) and Poes(max) were used as indices of inspiratory muscle load and capacity, respectively. RESULTS Although Poes(max) was slightly less in the CHF group (-117.7 (23.6) v -100.0 (18.3) cm H(2)O; 95% CI -37.5 to 2.2 cm H(2)O, p = 0.1), Tlim was greatly reduced (1800 v 306 (190) s; 95% CI 1368 to 1620 s, p<0.0001) and the observed PTPoes per cycle/Poes(max) was increased (0.13 (0.05) v 0.21 (0.04); 95% CI -0.11 to -0.03, p = 0.001). Most of this increased inspiratory muscle load was due to a maladaptive breathing pattern, with a reduction in expiratory time (3.0 (5.8) v 1.1 (0.3) s; 95% CI 0.3 to 3.5 s, p = 0.03) accompanied by an increased inspiratory time relative to total respiratory cycle (Ti/Ttot) (0.43 (0.14) v 0.62 (0.07); 95% CI -0.3 to -0.1, p = 0.001). However, log Tlim, which incorporates the higher inspiratory muscle load to capacity ratio caused by this altered breathing pattern, was >/=85% predicted in seven of 10 patients. CONCLUSIONS Although a marked reduction in endurance time was observed in CHF, much of this reduction was explained by the increased inspiratory muscle load to capacity ratio, suggesting that the major contributor to task failure was a maladaptive breathing pattern rather than impaired inspiratory muscle endurance.
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- Respiratory Muscle Laboratory, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
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- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona
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Yan S. Sensation of inspiratory difficulty during inspiratory threshold and hyperinflationary loadings. Effect of inspiratory muscle strength. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999; 160:1544-9. [PMID: 10556118 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.5.9901017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Dynamic hyperinflation loads the inspiratory muscles by increasing end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) and imposing intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi), the latter behaving as an inspiratory threshold load (ITL). The aim of the current study was to examine how induced-inspiratory muscle fatigue affects the independent effects of the imposed ITL and increasing operating lung volume on the perceived inspiratory difficulty. Dynamic hyperinflation in healthy subjects was induced by positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). Increasing operating lung volume alone (without PEEPi) and increasing ITL alone (without change in EELV) were induced by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and external ITL, respectively. Inspiratory difficulty was quantified by the modified Borg scale and analyzed by step forward multiple regression, using the imposed ITL, EELV, and end-inspiratory lung volume (EILV) as independent variables. When fresh, the first entered variable was the imposed ITL (r(2), 0.38). Adding EILV into the model increased r(2) to 0.67. After fatigue, the first entered variable became EILV (r(2), 0.50) and the second selected variable was the imposed ITL, which increased r(2) to 0.66. EELV was insignificant under both conditions. The coefficient of EILV increased significantly from 0.039 +/- 0.005 to 0.092 +/- 0.012 (% inspiratory capacity(-)(1)) after fatigue run (p < 0.001), whereas that of the imposed ITL did not change. It is concluded that in the experimental conditions studied, inspiratory muscle fatigue increased the importance of lung volume over that of inspiratory threshold load in determining the perceived inspiratory difficulty.
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- S Yan
- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, Montreal Chest Institute, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Chen RC, Yan S. Perceived inspiratory difficulty during inspiratory threshold and hyperinflationary loadings. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999; 159:720-7. [PMID: 10051242 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.3.9803044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Dynamic hyperinflation loads the inspiratory muscles by increasing end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) and imposing intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi), the latter behaving as an inspiratory threshold load (ITL). The major purpose of this study was to describe the independent effects of the imposed ITL and changes in operating lung volume on the perception of inspiratory difficulty. In eight healthy subjects, independent increases in EELV and ITL were induced by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and external ITL applications, respectively; increase in both EELV and PEEPi (thus the imposed ITL) was induced by application of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). The perceived inspiratory difficulty increased significantly when either EELV or ITL was increased, and was always greater during combined increase in EELV and the imposed ITL (during PEEP) than when either factor was increased independently, suggesting that the imposed ITL and EELV each contribute independently to inspiratory difficulty. Inspiratory difficulty of each subject under all conditions was then fitted into a step-forward multiple regression model. The imposed ITL was a significant contributor to inspiratory difficulty in all subjects and was the first parameter to be selected in six of the eight subjects. When the results of all the subjects were pooled, the imposed ITL alone explained 40% of variations in inspiratory difficulty. Adding the change in end-inspiratory lung volume (DeltaEILV) to the model explained an additional 24% of variations in inspiratory difficulty. The coefficients (slopes) of the imposed ITL and DeltaEILV were 0.21 +/- 0.02 cm H2O-1 and 0.051 +/- 0.006 %IC-1, respectively. It is concluded that under our experimental conditions, the imposed ITL is a better predictor for explaining the variability of the perceived inspiratory difficulty than the operating lung volume.
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- R C Chen
- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University and Montreal Chest Institute of Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Abstract
To investiage the effect of inspiratory threshold load (ITL) on breathing, all previous work studied loads that were much greater than would be encountered under pathophysiological conditions. We hypothesized that mild ITL from 2.5 to 20 cmH2O is sufficient to modify control and sensation of breathing. The study was performed in healthy subjects. The results demonstrated that with mild ITL 1) inspiratory difficulty sensation could be perceived at an ITL of 2.5 cmH2O; 2) tidal volume increased without change in breathing frequency, resulting in hyperpnea; and 3) although additional time was required for inspiratory pressure to attain the threshold before inspiratory flow was initiated, the total inspiratory muscle contraction time remained constant. This resulted in shortening of the available time for inspiratory flow, so that the tidal volume was maintained or increased by significant increase in mean inspiratory flow. On the basis of computer simulation, we conclude that the mild ITL is sufficient to increase breathing sensation and alter breathing control, presumably aiming at maintaining a certain level of ventilation but minimizing the energy consumption of the inspiratory muscles.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Yan
- Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Department of Biomedical Engineering, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2X 2P4
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