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Catalan Serra P, Soler X. Obstructive Sleep apnea and cardiovascular events in Elderly Patients. Expert Rev Respir Med 2022; 16:197-210. [PMID: 35041560 DOI: 10.1080/17476348.2022.2030225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In recent decades, life expectancy has increased considerably. The cardiovascular effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in the elderly lead to patient disability and high resource consumption. Intermittent nocturnal hypoxia leads to hemodynamic stress and adrenergic activation, which promotes cardiovascular disease. However, chronic intermittent hypoxia may protect elderly patients from cardiovascular events (CVE) due to biological adaptation. AREAS COVERED OSA patients are at increased risk of cardiovascular events. The severity of OSA increases cardiovascular risk, and this association also exists in the elderly. This article reviews the association between OSA, CPAP treatment, and CVE, particularly stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD), in the elderly. MEDLINE and the Cochrane Collaboration databases were searched from inception to July 2021. EXPERT COMMENTARY Although a positive association between OSA and the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the elderly has been established, the role of sleep apnea in certain cardiovascular events remains controversial. Most authors agree that untreated OSA is a risk factor for stroke or worse stroke prognosis. However, the association between OSA and CHD is usually less pronounced than between OSA and stroke, especially in the elderly.
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- Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. University of California, San Diego, California
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Lu M, Wang Z, Zhan X, Wei Y. Obstructive sleep apnea increases the risk of cardiovascular damage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of imaging studies. Syst Rev 2021; 10:212. [PMID: 34330323 PMCID: PMC8325188 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01759-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiac as well as coronary impairment evaluated using imaging modalities. Finding of this study will provide more robust evidence regarding OSA-induced cardiovascular damage. METHODS We systematically searched through PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases for relevant literatures on the association between OSA and cardiovascular damage evaluated using imaging modalities, and manually searched the references of selected articles for additional relevant articles. For each clinical parameter relevant to the meta-analysis, we first evaluated the methodological heterogeneity of the relevant studies and thereafter pooled the data together using fixed effect or random effect model. The difference in the relevant indices of cardiovascular damage between OSA patients and controls was evaluated using the standardized mean difference. RESULTS Of the 82 articles included in the final systematic analysis, 20 studies explored the association between OSA and coronary atherosclerosis. OSA patients had higher rate of coronary atherosclerosis assessed by coronary artery calcification score and plaque volume. Moreover, the severity of OSA and coronary atherosclerosis displayed a positive correlation. The rest of the studies (n = 62) evaluated cardiac alterations in OSA patients. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 46 studies yielding 3082 OSA patients and 1774 controls were pooled for the meta-analysis. For left cardiac structure and function, OSA patients exhibited significantly wider left atrial diameter; higher left atrium volume index; wider left ventricular end-systolic diameter, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, and left ventricular mass; higher left ventricular mass index; wider interventricular septum diameter and posterior wall diameter; and higher left ventricular myocardial performance index (all p < 0.05). In addition, compared with controls, left ventricular ejection fraction was significantly decreased in OSA patients (p = 0.001). For right cardiac structure and function, OSA patients displayed a significant increase in right ventricular diameter and right ventricular myocardial performance index (both p < 0.001). Finally, compared with controls, OSA patients displayed significant decrease in tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and RV fractional area change (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION Overall, this systematic review and meta-analysis provides imaging evidence in support that OSA patients are at a higher risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis and display cardiac remodeling and dysfunction.
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- Mi Lu
- Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, 100029, China.,The Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, No.2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, No. 23 Back Road of Art Gallery, Beijing, 100010, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, 100029, China.,The Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, No.2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, 100029, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, 100029, China. .,The Key Laboratory of Upper Airway Dysfunction-Related Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, No.2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, 100029, China. .,Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, No.2 Yabao Road, Beijing, 100020, China.
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Arterial stiffness alteration and obstructive sleep apnea in an elderly cohort free of cardiovascular event history: the PROOF cohort study. Sleep Breath 2018; 23:201-208. [PMID: 29946946 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-018-1683-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Several studies suggest in middle-aged subjects a relationship between arterial stiffness, a cardiovascular risk marker, and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). No extensive data are present in older subjects. This study explores this association in a sample of healthy older subjects suffering OSA. METHODS A total of 101 volunteers aged 75.3 ± 0.7 years were examined at the hospital sleep center. Each subject was assessed for medical history, body mass index and 24-h blood pressure measures, biological blood samples, and home polygraphy in 2002-2003 (P2) as well as in 2009-2010 (P4). Arterial stiffness was also assessed using carotid-femoral and carotid-radial pulse wave velocity (cfPWV and crPWV) during P4 examination. RESULTS The total group consisted of 59 women and 42 men with a mean apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 17.8 ± 12.1 and a mean oxygen desaturation index (ODI) of 9.8 ± 8.9. No-OSA (AHI < 15) represented 50% of the sample, and severe cases (AHI > 30) 17%. No significant differences had been founded between men and women for blood pressure, cfPWV, and crPWV. Considering the severity of the AHI, no significant differences between groups were present for PWV and blood pressure values. No difference for PWV was present for subjects with and without hypertension. No correlation was found between PWV value and AHI and ODI values at P2 or between P2 and P4 visits. cfPWV was higher in patients demonstrating incident hypertension during the follow-up. CONCLUSIONS In this sample of older subjects, PWV is not affected by AHI and ODI but was associated with incident hypertension. These results may suggest potential protective and adaptive mechanisms in older sleep apnea patients. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATIONS NCT 00759304 and NCT 00766584 .
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Piper AJ, Wort SJ, Renzoni EA, Kouranos V. Year in review 2017: Interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vascular disease and sleep. Respirology 2018; 23:421-433. [PMID: 29471594 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Amanda J Piper
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Pulmonary Hypertension Department, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK
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Serum lipid profile, sleep-disordered breathing and blood pressure in the elderly: a 10-year follow-up of the PROOF-SYNAPSE cohort. Sleep Med 2017; 39:14-22. [PMID: 29157582 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Dyslipidemia, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and hypertension are comorbid factors evidenced in adults, but poorly studied in old people. This study aimed to examine the long-term evolution of the serum lipid profile, and its relationships with SDB and blood pressure (BP) in the elderly. METHODS A ten-year follow-up of the prospective Prognostic Indicator of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events (PROOF) and the Autonomic Nervous System Activity, Aging and Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea (SYNAPSE) cohort, which initially included 1011 elderly subjects from the general population, and who were untreated by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Serum lipid profile, respiratory polygraphy for SDB and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were performed. RESULTS A total of 266 subjects (male/female 150/116; age 66.2 ± 0.8 years) were reassessed after 9.6 ± 0.7 years (age 75.8 ± 1.2 years). The prevalence of high-risk dyslipidemia decreased from 61.3 to 44.4%, and hypertension from 57.9 to 27.4%. The nocturnal oxygen desaturation index increased (mean + 2.3 ± 6.7 events/hour; p < 0.001), while the mean SaO2 and minimal SaO2 decreased. These variations (Δ) of oxygen desaturation worsened whether or not elderly subjects took anti-hypertensive and lipid-lowering treatments, and were not associated with serum lipid variations. The decrease in diurnal diastolic BP was independently associated with aging, and with the lowering of the waist/hip ratio (ΔW/H) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio, while the decrease in diurnal systolic BP only depended on aging and ΔW/H. CONCLUSIONS The results suggested that the observed worsening of nocturnal oxygen desaturation after 10 years in the elderly was independent of the change in circulating lipids, and not influenced by lipid-lowering treatments. However, the variation in blood pressure remained associated with aging, waist/hip and LDL-C/HDL-C ratios. TRIAL REGISTRY NCT00759304 and NCT00766584 at clinicaltrials.gov.
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Sforza E, Hupin D, Pichot V, Barthélémy JC, Roche F. A 7-year follow-up study of obstructive sleep apnoea in healthy elderly: The PROOF cohort study. Respirology 2017; 22:1007-1014. [PMID: 28225159 DOI: 10.1111/resp.13013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Clinical and epidemiological cohort studies have shown that obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common but largely undiagnosed disorder in senior subjects, where progressive deterioration of the pathology would be expected as a consequence of the ageing processes. Our study examines the longitudinal progression of OSA over a 7-year period in a community-based sample of healthy subjects. METHODS The sample consisted of 284 volunteers, aged >65 years (52% women, 48% men) accepting clinical and instrumental follow-up at 7 years. OSA was defined as an apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) of ≥15. RESULTS Between evaluations in the total sample, AHI slightly decreased from 17.8 ± 14 to 16.7 ± 11 with a decrease affecting more the hypopnoea index (P < 0.001) and associated with significant changes (P < 0.001) in all indices of hypoxaemia. While in the non-OSA group there was a slight but significant increase of AHI, a significant AHI decrease was noted in mild-moderate patients (P < 0.01) and a significant rise of nocturnal hypoxaemia in severe OSA patients (P < 0.001). The AHI decrease was not associated with clinical, weight, metabolic and blood pressure changes between the two evaluations; the baseline AHI value being the only factor correlated to the degree of AHI decline. CONCLUSIONS In elderlies, the severity and prevalence of OSA decrease progressively with ageing without effect of factors commonly influencing OSA severity. This trend may support the hypothesis that in healthy elderly, OSA is a phenomenon related to ageing.
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- Emilia Sforza
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Centre VISAS, CHU Nord, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, EA 4607 SNA EPIS, University of Lyon (UDL), Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Centre VISAS, CHU Nord, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, EA 4607 SNA EPIS, University of Lyon (UDL), Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Centre VISAS, CHU Nord, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, EA 4607 SNA EPIS, University of Lyon (UDL), Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Centre VISAS, CHU Nord, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, EA 4607 SNA EPIS, University of Lyon (UDL), Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Centre VISAS, CHU Nord, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, EA 4607 SNA EPIS, University of Lyon (UDL), Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France
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