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Bonsignore MR, La Rovere MT. Sympathetic activation in patients with heart failure and central sleep apnoea: is it friend or foe? Eur Respir J 2023; 61:61/2/2202170. [PMID: 36758996 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02170-2022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Maria R Bonsignore
- PROMISE Department, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
- IRIB-CNR, Palermo, Italy
- Respiratory Division, V Cervello Hospital, Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Montescano, Montescano, Italy
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Niewinski P, Tubek S, Paleczny B, Banasiak W, Ponikowski P. Induction of Day-Time Periodic Breathing is Associated With Augmented Reflex Response From Peripheral Chemoreceptors in Male Patients With Systolic Heart Failure. Front Physiol 2022; 13:912056. [PMID: 35711301 PMCID: PMC9197443 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.912056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Spontaneous day-time periodic breathing (sPB) constitutes a common phenomenon in systolic heart failure (HF). However, it is unclear whether PB during wakefulness could be easily induced and what are the physiological and clinical correlates of patients with HF in whom PB induction is possible. Fifty male HF patients (age 60.8 ± 9.8 years, left ventricle ejection fraction 28.0 ± 7.4%) were prospectively screened and 46 enrolled. After exclusion of patients with sPB the remaining underwent trial of PB induction using mild hypoxia (stepwise addition of nitrogen gas to breathing mixture) which resulted in identification of inducible (iPB) in 51%. All patients underwent assessment of hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) using transient hypoxia and of hypercapnic ventilatory response (HCVR) employing Read’s rebreathing method. The induction trial did not result in any adverse events and minimal SpO2 during nitrogen administration was ∼85%. The iPB group (vs. non-inducible PB group, nPB) was characterized by greater HVR (0.90 ± 0.47 vs. 0.50 ± 0.26 L/min/%; p <0.05) but comparable HCVR (0.88 ± 0.54 vs. 0.67 ± 0.68 L/min/mmHg; p = NS) and by worse clinical and neurohormonal profile. Mean SpO2 which induced first cycle of PB was 88.9 ± 3.7%, while in sPB mean SpO2 preceding first spontaneous cycle of PB was 96.0 ± 2.5%. There was a reverse relationship between HVR and the relative variation of SpO2 during induced PB (r = −0.49, p = 0.04). In summary, PB induction is feasible and safe in HF population using simple and standardized protocol employing incremental, mild hypoxia. Pathophysiology of iPB differs from sPB, as it relies mostly on overactive peripheral chemoreceptors. At the same time enhanced HVR might play a protective role against profound hypoxia during iPB.
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- Piotr Niewinski
- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute of Heart Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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Boriani G, Diemberger I, Pisanò EC, Pieragnoli P, Locatelli A, Capucci A, Talarico A, Zecchin M, Rapacciuolo A, Piacenti M, Indolfi C, Arias MA, Checchinato C, La Rovere MT, Sinagra G, Emdin M, Ricci RP, D'Onofrio A. Association between implantable defibrillator-detected sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: the DASAP-HF study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2022; 33:1472-1479. [PMID: 35499267 DOI: 10.1111/jce.15506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM The Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) computed by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) algorithm accurately identifies severe sleep apnea (SA). In the present analysis we tested the hypothesis that RDI could also predict AF burden. METHODS Patients with ejection fraction ≤35% implanted with an ICD were enrolled and followed-up for 24 months. One month after implantation, patients underwent a polysomnographic study. The weekly mean RDI value was considered, as calculated during the entire follow-up period and over a 1-week period preceding the sleep study. The endpoints were: daily AF burden of ≥5 minutes, ≥6 hours, ≥23 hours. RESULTS 164 patients had usable RDI values during the entire follow-up period. Severe SA (RDI≥30 episodes/h) was diagnosed in 92 (56%) patients at the time of the sleep study. During follow-up, AF burden ≥5 minutes/day was documented in 70 (43%), ≥6 hours/day in 48 (29%), and ≥23 hours/day in 33 (20%) patients. Device-detected RDI≥30 episodes/h at the time of the polygraphy, as well as the polygraphy-measured apnea hypopnea index ≥30 episodes/h, were not associated with the occurrence of the endpoints, using a Cox regression model. However, using a time-dependent model, continuously measured weekly mean RDI≥30episodes/h was independently associated with AF burden ≥5 minutes/day (HR:2.13, 95%CI:1.24-3.65, p=0.006), ≥6 hours/day (HR:2.75, 95%CI:1.37-5.49, p=0.004), and ≥23 hours/day (HR:2.26, 95%CI:1.05-4.86, p=0.037). CONCLUSIONS In heart failure patients, ICD-diagnosed severe SA on follow-up data review identifies patients who are from two- to three-fold more likely to experience an AF episode, according to various thresholds of daily AF burden. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- University of Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, "Magna Graecia" University, Catanzaro, Italy.,Mediterranea Cardiocentro, Naples, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Montescano, Montescano, Pavia
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- Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna and Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy
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Gentile F, Borrelli C, Sciarrone P, Buoncristiani F, Spiesshoefer J, Bramanti F, Iudice G, Vergaro G, Emdin M, Passino C, Giannoni A. Central Apneas Are More Detrimental in Female Than in Male Patients With Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e024103. [PMID: 35191313 PMCID: PMC9075076 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024103] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Central apneas (CA) are a frequent comorbidity in patients with heart failure (HF) and are associated with worse prognosis. The clinical and prognostic relevance of CA in each sex is unknown. Methods and Results Consecutive outpatients with HF with either reduced or mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (n=550, age 65±12 years, left ventricular ejection fraction 32%±9%, 21% women) underwent a 24‐hour ambulatory polygraphy to evaluate CA burden and were followed up for the composite end point of cardiac death, appropriate implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator shock, or first HF hospitalization. Compared with men, women were younger, had higher left ventricular ejection fraction, had lower prevalence of ischemic etiology and of atrial fibrillation, and showed lower apnea‐hypopnea index (expressed as median [interquartile range]) at daytime (3 [0–9] versus 10 [3–20] events/hour) and nighttime (10 [3–21] versus 23 [11–36] events/hour) (all P<0.001), despite similar neurohormonal activation and HF therapy. Increased chemoreflex sensitivity to either hypoxia or hypercapnia (evaluated in 356 patients, 65%, by a rebreathing test) was less frequent in women (P<0.001), but chemoreflex sensitivity to hypercapnia was a predictor of apnea‐hypopnea index in both sexes. At adjusted survival analysis, daytime apnea‐hypopnea index ≥15 events/hour (hazard ratio [HR], 2.70; 95% CI, 1.06–7.34; P=0.037), nighttime apnea‐hypopnea index ≥15 events/hour (HR, 2.84; 95% CI, 1.28–6.32; P=0.010), and nighttime CA index ≥10 events/hour (HR, 5.01; 95% CI, 1.88–13.4; P=0.001) were independent predictors of the primary end point in women but not in men (all P>0.05), also after matching women and men for possible confounders. Conclusions In chronic HF, CA are associated with a greater risk of adverse events in women than in men.
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- Francesco Gentile
- Fondazione Toscana G. MonasterioCNR-Regione Toscana Pisa Italy.,University Hospital Pisa Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. MonasterioCNR-Regione Toscana Pisa Italy.,University Hospital Pisa Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. MonasterioCNR-Regione Toscana Pisa Italy.,University Hospital Pisa Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. MonasterioCNR-Regione Toscana Pisa Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. MonasterioCNR-Regione Toscana Pisa Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. MonasterioCNR-Regione Toscana Pisa Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. MonasterioCNR-Regione Toscana Pisa Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. MonasterioCNR-Regione Toscana Pisa Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa Italy
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Boriani G, Pisanò ECL, Pieragnoli P, Locatelli A, Capucci A, Talarico A, Zecchin M, Rapacciuolo A, Piacenti M, Indolfi C, Arias MA, Diemberger I, Checchinato C, La Rovere MT, Sinagra G, Emdin M, Ricci RP, D'Onofrio A. Prognostic value of implantable defibrillator-computed respiratory disturbance index: The DASAP-HF study. Heart Rhythm 2020; 18:374-381. [PMID: 33283757 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sleep apnea, as measured by polysomnography, is associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure. The DASAP-HF (Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea in Patient With Heart Failure) study previously demonstrated that the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) computed by the ApneaScan algorithm (Boston Scientific) accurately identifies severe sleep apnea in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the long-term study phase was to assess the incidence of clinical events after 24 months and investigate the association with RDI values. METHODS Patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35% implanted with an ICD were enrolled and followed-up for 24 months. The RDI calculated at 1 month after implantation was used to stratify patients (below or above 30 episodes/h). The endpoints were all-cause death and a combination of all-cause death or cardiovascular hospitalization. RESULTS Of the 265 enrolled patients, 224 had usable RDI values. Severe sleep apnea (RDI ≥30 episodes/h) was diagnosed in 115 patients (51%). These patients were more frequently male (84% vs 72%; P = .030) and had higher creatinine levels. During median follow-up of 25 months, 19 patients (8%) died. Cardiovascular hospitalizations were reported in 19 patients (8%). The risk of all-cause death was higher in patients with RDI ≥30 episodes/h (hazard ratio [HR] 3.33; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.35-8.21; P = .023), as well as the risk of all-cause death or cardiovascular hospitalization (HR 1.94; 95% CI 1.01-3.76; P = .048). At multivariate analysis, independent predictors of death were RDI ≥30 episodes/h (HR 4.02; 95% CI 1.16-13.97; P = .029) and creatinine levels (HR 2.36; 95% CI 1.26-4.42; P = .008). CONCLUSION In heart failure patients implanted with an ICD, higher RDI values are associated with death and cardiovascular hospitalizations. Device-detected severe sleep apnea independently predicts death.
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- University of Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Montescano, Montescano, Pavia
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Lynch CJ, Silver BM, Dubin MJ, Martin A, Voss HU, Jones RM, Power JD. Prevalent and sex-biased breathing patterns modify functional connectivity MRI in young adults. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5290. [PMID: 33082311 PMCID: PMC7576607 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18974-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Resting state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a tool for investigating human brain organization. Here we identify, visually and algorithmically, two prevalent influences on fMRI signals during 440 h of resting state scans in 440 healthy young adults, both caused by deviations from normal breathing which we term deep breaths and bursts. The two respiratory patterns have distinct influences on fMRI signals and signal covariance, distinct timescales, distinct cardiovascular correlates, and distinct tendencies to manifest by sex. Deep breaths are not sex-biased. Bursts, which are serial taperings of respiratory depth typically spanning minutes at a time, are more common in males. Bursts share features of chemoreflex-driven clinical breathing patterns that also occur primarily in males, with notable neurological, psychiatric, medical, and lifespan associations. These results identify common breathing patterns in healthy young adults with distinct influences on functional connectivity and an ability to differentially influence resting state fMRI studies. Functional connectivity measured from fMRI data is widely used in neuroscience. Here the authors report an association between two types of breathing signature and obtained BOLD data, and associated sex differences.
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- Charles J Lynch
- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.,Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.,Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health, 10 Center Dr., Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center, 516 East 72nd Street, New York, NY, 10021, USA
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- Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA. .,Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Giannoni A, Gentile F, Sciarrone P, Borrelli C, Pasero G, Mirizzi G, Vergaro G, Poletti R, Piepoli MF, Emdin M, Passino C. Upright Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Patients With Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020; 75:2934-2946. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Guyot P, Djermoune EH, Chenuel B, Bastogne T. A signal demodulation-based method for the early detection of Cheyne-Stokes respiration. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0221191. [PMID: 32163424 PMCID: PMC7067451 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) is a sleep-disordered breathing characterized by recurrent central apneas alternating with hyperventilation exhibiting a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of tidal volume. This respiration is reported in patients with heart failure, stroke or damage in respiratory centers. It increases mortality for patients with severe heart failure as it has adverse impacts on the cardiac function. Early stage of CSR, also called periodic breathing, is often undiagnosed as it only provokes hypopneas instead of apneas, which are much more difficult to detect. This paper demonstrates the proof of concept of a new method devoted to the early detection of CSR. The proposed approach relies on a signal demodulation technique applied to ventilation signals measured on 15 patients with chronic heart failure whose respiration goes from normal to severe CSR. Based on a modulation index and its instantaneous frequency, oscillation zones are detected and classified into three categories: CSR, periodic breathing and no abnormal pattern. The modulation index is used as an efficient indicator to quantify the degree of certainty of the pathology for each patient. Results show high correlation with experts’ annotations with sensitivity and specificity values of 87.1% and 89.8% respectively. A final decision leads to a classification which is confirmed by the experts’ conclusions.
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- Pauline Guyot
- CRAN UMR 7039, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- CRAN UMR 7039, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- EA 3450 DevAH, Université de Lorraine, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- CRAN UMR 7039, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- INRIA, BIGS, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Borrelli C, Gentile F, Sciarrone P, Mirizzi G, Vergaro G, Ghionzoli N, Bramanti F, Iudice G, Passino C, Emdin M, Giannoni A. Central and Obstructive Apneas in Heart Failure With Reduced, Mid-Range and Preserved Ejection Fraction. Front Cardiovasc Med 2019; 6:125. [PMID: 31555667 PMCID: PMC6742978 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Although central apneas (CA) and obstructive apneas (OA) are highly prevalent in heart failure (HF), a comparison of apnea prevalence, predictors and clinical correlates in the whole HF spectrum, including HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), mid-range EF (HFmrEF) and preserved EF (HFpEF) has never been carried out so far. Materials and methods: 700 HF patients were prospectively enrolled and then divided according to left ventricular EF (408 HFrEF, 117 HFmrEF, 175 HFpEF). All patients underwent a thorough evaluation including: 2D echocardiography; 24-h Holter-ECG monitoring; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; neuro-hormonal assessment and 24-h cardiorespiratory monitoring. Results: In the whole population, prevalence of normal breathing (NB), CA and OA at daytime was 40, 51, and 9%, respectively, while at nighttime 15, 55, and 30%, respectively. When stratified according to left ventricular EF, CA prevalence decreased (daytime: 57 vs. 43 vs. 42%, p = 0.001; nighttime: 66 vs. 48 vs. 34%, p < 0.0001) from HFrEF to HFmrEF and HFpEF, while OA prevalence increased (daytime: 5 vs. 8 vs. 18%, p < 0.0001; nighttime 20 vs. 29 vs. 53%, p < 0.0001). In HFrEF, male gender and body mass index (BMI) were independent predictors of both CA and OA at nighttime, while age, New York Heart Association functional class and diastolic dysfunction of daytime CA. In HFmrEF and HFpEF male gender and systolic pulmonary artery pressure were independent predictors of CA at daytime, while hypertension predicted nighttime OA in HFpEF patients; no predictor of nighttime CA was identified. When compared to patients with NB, those with CA had higher neuro-hormonal activation in all HF subgroups. Moreover, in the HFrEF subgroup, patients with CA were older, more comorbid and with greater hemodynamic impairment while, in the HFmrEF and HFpEF subgroups, they had higher left atrial volumes and more severe diastolic dysfunction, respectively. When compared to patients with NB, those with OA were older and more comorbid independently from background EF. Conclusions: Across the whole spectrum of HF, CA prevalence increases and OA decreases as left ventricular systolic dysfunction progresses. Different predictors and specific clinical characteristics might help to identify patients at risk of developing CA or OA in different HF phenotypes.
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- Chiara Borrelli
- Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.,Emergency Medicine Division, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.,Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
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Characteristics and circadian distribution of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with heart failure and sleep-disordered breathing. Clin Res Cardiol 2018; 107:965-974. [PMID: 29740701 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-018-1269-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac arrhythmias and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are common comorbidities in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, understanding of the association between arrhythmias and SDB is poor. This study assessed the occurrence and circadian distribution of ventricular arrhythmias in HFrEF patients with and without SDB. METHODS This retrospective analysis included HFrEF patients admitted for unattended overnight cardiorespiratory polygraphy and 24-h Holter-ECG recording. Holter-ECG data (events/h) were categorized by time of day: morning, 06:00-13:59; afternoon, 14:00-21:59; nighttime, 22:00-05:59. Respiratory events were expressed using the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and an AHI ≥ 15/h was categorized as moderate to severe SDB. RESULTS 167 patients were included (82% male, age 65 ± 10.4 years, left ventricular ejection fraction 30.9 ± 7.9%); SDB was predominantly central sleep apnea (CSA) in 45.5%, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in 23.9% or none/mild (nmSDB) in 17.4%. Morning premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) were detected significantly more frequently in CSA versus nmSDB patients (44.4/h versus 1.8/h; p = 0.02). Non-sustained VT was more frequent in patients with CSA versus versus OSA or nmSDB (17.9 versus 3.2 or 3.2%/h; p = 0.003 and p = 0.005, respectively). There was no significant variation in VT occurrence by time of day in HFrEF patients with CSA (p = 0.3). CSA was an independent predictor of VT occurrence in HFrEF in multivariate logistic regression analysis (odds ratio 4.1, 95% confidence interval 1.5-11.4, p = 0.007). CONCLUSION CSA was associated with VT occurrence irrespective of sleep/wake status in HFrEF patients, and independently predicted the occurrence of VT. This association may contribute to chances by which CSA increases sudden death risk in HFrEF patients.
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Perger E, Inami T, Lyons OD, Alshaer H, Smith S, Floras JS, Logan AG, Arzt M, Duran Cantolla J, Delgado D, Fitzpatrick M, Fleetham J, Kasai T, Kimoff RJ, Leung RS, Lorenzi Filho G, Mayer P, Mielniczuk L, Morrison DL, Parati G, Parthasarathy S, Redolfi S, Ryan CM, Series F, Tomlinson GA, Woo A, Bradley TD. Distinct Patterns of Hyperpnea During Cheyne-Stokes Respiration: Implication for Cardiac Function in Patients With Heart Failure. J Clin Sleep Med 2017; 13:1235-1241. [PMID: 29065956 PMCID: PMC5656472 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.6788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Revised: 08/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVES In heart failure (HF), we observed two patterns of hyperpnea during Cheyne-Stokes respiration with central sleep apnea (CSR-CSA): a positive pattern where end-expiratory lung volume remains at or above functional residual capacity, and a negative pattern where it falls below functional residual capacity. We hypothesized the negative pattern is associated with worse HF. METHODS Patients with HF underwent polysomnography. During CSR-CSA, hyperpnea, apnea-hyperpnea cycle, and lung to finger circulation times (LFCT) were measured. Plasma N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentration and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were assessed. RESULTS Of 33 patients with CSR-CSA (31 men, mean age 68 years), 9 had a negative hyperpnea pattern. There was no difference in age, body mass index, and apnea-hypopnea index between groups. Patients with a negative pattern had longer hyperpnea time (39.5 ± 6.4 versus 25.8 ± 5.9 seconds, P < .01), longer cycle time (67.8 ± 15.9 versus 51.7 ± 9.9 seconds, P < .01), higher NT-proBNP concentrations (2740 [6769] versus 570 [864] pg/ml, P = .01), and worse New York Heart Association class (P = .02) than those with a positive pattern. LFCT and LVEF did not differ between groups. CONCLUSIONS Patients with HF and a negative CSR-CSA pattern have evidence of worse cardiac function than those with a positive pattern. Greater positive expiratory pressure during hyperpnea is likely generated during the negative pattern and might support stroke volume in patients with worse cardiac function. COMMENTARY A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 1227. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial is registered with Current Controlled Trials (www.controlled-trials.com; ISRCTN67500535) and Clinical Trials (www.clinicaltrials.gov; NCT01128816).
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- Elisa Perger
- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Sleep Medicine and Circadian Biology of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Sleep Medicine and Circadian Biology of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Sleep Medicine and Circadian Biology of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu du CHUM, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Sleep Medicine and Circadian Biology of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Centre for Sleep Medicine and Circadian Biology of the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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La Rovere MT, Maestri R, Robbi E, Caporotondi A, Guazzotti G, Traversi E, Pinna GD. Daytime periodic breathing during short-term laboratory recordings in heart failure patients: the iceberg tip of central sleep apnoea? Eur J Heart Fail 2017; 20:934-936. [PMID: 29027326 DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Maria Teresa La Rovere
- Department of Cardiology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano, (PV), Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano, (PV), Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano, (PV), Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano, (PV), Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano, (PV), Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano, (PV), Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Montescano, (PV), Italy
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Kumagai N, Dohi K, Fujimoto N, Tanimura M, Sato Y, Miyahara S, Nakamori S, Fujii E, Yamada N, Ito M. A novel method for the quantitative evaluation of diurnal respiratory instability in patients with heart failure: A pilot study. J Cardiol 2017; 71:159-167. [PMID: 28958750 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is no established method to quantitatively measure the presence and the severity of respiratory instability (RI). The purpose of this pilot study was to propose a novel index of diurnal RI as a surrogate measure of clinical severity of heart failure (HF). METHODS AND RESULTS We prospectively enrolled 60 patients with symptomatic HF [70±14 years, 75% male, and New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classes II-IV] who underwent right heart catheterization (RHC), and recorded diurnal respiration using a nasal pressure sensor during bed rest while awake within 2 days before or after RHC. Non-uniformity of the breath-by-breath respiratory slopes during 15min calculated as the ratio of peak expiratory amplitude to corresponding peak-to-peak interval was assessed by histogram-based frequency distribution measurement, and was defined as the "RI-index". The RI-index was significantly different among NYHA functional classes and was highest in NYHA class IV. The presence of atrial fibrillation (β coefficient: 0.300, p=0.01) and stroke volume index (β coefficient: -0.462, p<0.01) were independently associated with RI index among hemodynamic parameters. Furthermore, the high RI index above the median value was the independent predictor of the composite outcome of death from any cause, a life-threatening arrhythmia, and an unplanned hospitalization for worsening HF. CONCLUSIONS The RI index stratified functional severity of HF well, and was a significant independent predictor of poor outcomes.
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- Naoto Kumagai
- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular and Laboratory Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Japan
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Emdin M, Mirizzi G, Giannoni A, Poletti R, Iudice G, Bramanti F, Passino C. Prognostic Significance of Central Apneas Throughout a 24-Hour Period in Patients With Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017; 70:1351-1364. [PMID: 28882233 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.07.740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Large trials using noninvasive mechanical ventilation to treat central apnea (CA) occurring at night ("sleep apnea") in patients with systolic heart failure (HF) have failed to improve prognosis. The prevalence and prognostic value of CA during daytime and over an entire 24-h period are not well described. OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the occurrence and prognostic significance of nighttime, daytime, and 24-h CA episodes in a large cohort of patients with systolic HF. METHODS Consecutive patients receiving guideline-recommended treatment for HF (n = 525; left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] of 33 ± 9%; 66 ± 12 years of age; 77% males) underwent prospective evaluation, including 24-h respiratory recording, and were followed-up using cardiac mortality as an endpoint. RESULTS The 24-h prevalence of predominant CAs (apnea/hypopnea index [AHI] ≥5 events/h, with CA of >50%) was 64.8% (nighttime: 69.1%; daytime: 57.0%), whereas the prevalence of predominant obstructive apneas (OA) was 12.8% (AHI ≥5 events/h with OAs >50%; nighttime: 14.7%; daytime: 5.9%). Episodes of CA were associated with neurohormonal activation, ventricular arrhythmic burden, and systolic/diastolic dysfunction (all p < 0.05). During a median 34-month follow-up (interquartile range [IQR]: 17 to 36 months), 50 cardiac deaths occurred. Nighttime, daytime, and 24-h moderate-to-severe CAs were associated with increased cardiac mortality (AHI of </≥15 events/h; log-rank: 6.6, 8.7, and 5.3, respectively; all p < 0.05; central apnea index [CAI] of </≥10 events/h; log-rank 8.9, 11.2, and 10.9, respectively; all p < 0.001). Age, B-type natriuretic peptide level, renal dysfunction, 24-h AHI, CAI, and time with oxygen saturation of <90% were independent predictors of outcome. CONCLUSIONS In systolic HF patients, CAs occurred throughout a 24-h period and were associated with a neurohormonal activation, ventricular arrhythmic burden, and worse prognosis.
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- Michele Emdin
- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy; Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy; Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy; Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, Pisa, Italy
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Borrelli C, Aimo A, Mirizzi G, Passino C, Vergaro G, Emdin M, Giannoni A. How to take arms against central apneas in heart failure. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2017; 15:743-755. [PMID: 28777017 DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2017.1364626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Introduction Despite being a risk mediator in several observational studies, central apneas are currently orphan of treatment in heart failure. After the neutral effects on survival of two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) based on the use of positive airway pressure (the CANPAP and SERVE-HF trials), two alternative hypotheses have been formulated: 1) Periodic breathing/Cheyne-Stokes respiration (PB/CSR) in HF is protective. Indeed, the Naughton's hypothesis assumes that hyperventilation leads to increased cardiac output, lung volume, oxygen storage and reduced muscle sympathetic nerve activity, while central apnea to respiratory muscle rest and hypoxia-induced erythropoiesis. 2) The use of positive airway pressure is just a wrong treatment for PB/CSR. If this is the case, the search for novel potential alternative treatment approaches is mandatory in HF. Areas covered This review will focus on the crucial issue of whether PB/CSR should be treated or not in HF, first by outlining the ideal design of pathophysiological studies to test the Naughton's hypothesis and second by summarizing the treatment strategies so far proposed for PB/CSR in HF and identifying the most promising options to be tested in future RCTs. Expert commentary It is likely that PB/CSR may be compensatory in some cases, but after a certain threshold (to be defined) it becomes maladaptive with negative prognostic meaning in HF. The development of a pathophysiologically based treatment targeting feedback resetting and neurohormonal activation underlying PB/CSR is likely to be the best option to obtain survival benefits in HF.
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- Chiara Borrelli
- a Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Department , Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio , Pisa , Italy
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- b Cardiology Division , University of Pisa , Pisa , Italy
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- a Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Department , Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio , Pisa , Italy.,c Institute of Life Sciences , Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna , Pisa , Italy
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- a Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Department , Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio , Pisa , Italy.,c Institute of Life Sciences , Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna , Pisa , Italy
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- a Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Department , Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio , Pisa , Italy
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- a Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Department , Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio , Pisa , Italy.,c Institute of Life Sciences , Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna , Pisa , Italy
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- a Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Department , Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio , Pisa , Italy.,c Institute of Life Sciences , Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna , Pisa , Italy
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Tinoco A, Drew BJ, Hu X, Mortara D, Cooper BA, Pelter MM. ECG-derived Cheyne-Stokes respiration and periodic breathing in healthy and hospitalized populations. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2017; 22. [PMID: 28618169 DOI: 10.1111/anec.12462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) has been investigated primarily in outpatients with heart failure. In this study we compare CSR and periodic breathing (PB) between healthy and cardiac groups. METHODS We compared CSR and PB, measured during 24 hr of continuous 12-lead electrocardiographic (ECG) Holter recording, in a group of 90 hospitalized patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms suggestive of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to a group of 100 healthy ambulatory participants. We also examined CSR and PB in the 90 patients presenting with ACS symptoms, divided into a group of 39 (43%) with confirmed ACS, and 51 (57%) with a cardiac diagnosis but non-ACS. SuperECG software was used to derive respiration and then calculate CSR and PB episodes from the ECG Holter data. Regression analyses were used to analyze the data. We hypothesized SuperECG software would differentiate between the groups by detecting less CSR and PB in the healthy group than the group of patients presenting to the emergency department with ACS symptoms. RESULTS Hospitalized patients with suspected ACS had 7.3 times more CSR episodes and 1.6 times more PB episodes than healthy ambulatory participants. Patients with confirmed ACS had 6.0 times more CSR episodes and 1.3 times more PB episodes than cardiac non-ACS patients. CONCLUSION Continuous 12-lead ECG derived CSR and PB appear to differentiate between healthy participants and hospitalized patients.
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- Adelita Tinoco
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Asanoi H, Harada D, Oda Y, Ueno H, Takagawa J, Ishise H, Goso Y, Joho S, Inoue H. Independent prognostic importance of respiratory instability and sympathetic nerve activity in patients with chronic heart failure. J Cardiol 2017; 70:476-483. [PMID: 28438369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Respiratory instability in chronic heart failure (CHF) is characterized by irregularly rapid respiration or non-periodic breathing rather than by Cheyne-Stokes respiration. We developed a new quantitative measure of respiratory instability (RSI) and examined its independent prognostic impact upon CHF. METHODS In 87 patients with stable CHF, respiratory flow and muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) were simultaneously recorded. RSI was calculated from the frequency distribution of respiratory spectral components and very low frequency components. RESULTS During a mean follow-up of 85±38 months, 24 patients died. Sixteen patients who died of cardiac causes had a lower RSI (16±6 vs. 30±21, p<0.01), a lower specific activity scale (4.3±1.4 Mets vs. 5.7±1.4 Mets, p<0.005), a higher MSNA burst area (16±5% vs. 11±4%, p<0.001), and a higher brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level (514±559pg/ml vs. 234±311pg/ml, p<0.05) than 71 patients who did not die of cardiac causes. Multivariate analysis revealed that RSI (p=0.015), followed by MSNA burst area (p=0.033), was an independent predictor of subsequent all-cause deaths and that RSI (p=0.026), MSNA burst area (p=0.001), and BNP (p=0.048) were independent predictors of cardiac deaths. Patients at very high risk of fatal outcome could be identified by an RSI<20. CONCLUSIONS The daytime respiratory instability quantified by a new measure of RSI has prognostic importance independent of sympathetic nerve activation in patients with clinically stable CHF. An RSI of <20 identifies patients at very high risk for subsequent all-cause and cardiovascular death.
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- Hidetsugu Asanoi
- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Imizu City, Toyama, Japan.
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- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Imizu City, Toyama, Japan
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan
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- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Imizu City, Toyama, Japan
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- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Imizu City, Toyama, Japan
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- The Cardiology Division, Imizu Municipal Hospital, Imizu City, Toyama, Japan
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan
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- The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama City, Toyama, Japan
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Tobaldini E, Costantino G, Solbiati M, Cogliati C, Kara T, Nobili L, Montano N. Sleep, sleep deprivation, autonomic nervous system and cardiovascular diseases. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 74:321-329. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 394] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Flinta I, Ponikowski P. Relationship between central sleep apnea and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration. Int J Cardiol 2016; 206 Suppl:S8-12. [PMID: 26961739 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.02.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Central sleep apnea (CSA) in patients with heart failure (HF) occurs frequently and shows a serious influence on prognosis in this population. The key elements in the pathophysiology of CSA are respiratory instability with chronic hyperventilation, changes of arterial carbon dioxide pressure (pCO2) and elongated circulation time. The main manifestation of CSA in patients with HF is Cheyne-Stokes Respiration (CSR). The initial treatment is the optimization of HF therapy. However, many other options of the therapeutic management have been studied, particularly those based on positive airway pressure methods. In patients with heart failure we often can observe the overlap of CSA and CSR; we will discuss the differences between these forms of breathing disorders during sleep. We will also discuss when CSA and CSR occur independently of each other and the importance of CSR occurring during the daytime in context of CSA during the nighttime.
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- Irena Flinta
- Department of Cardiology, 4th Military Hospital, Wrocław, Poland; Department of Physiology, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Cardiology, 4th Military Hospital, Wrocław, Poland; Clinic of Cardiac Diseases, Department of Heart Diseases, Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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Spontaneous baroreceptor reflex sensitivity for risk stratification of heart failure patients: optimal cut-off and age effects. Clin Sci (Lond) 2015; 129:1163-72. [DOI: 10.1042/cs20150341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study provides statistical support for 3 ms/mmHg as a cut-off value that is the identifier of a homogeneous group of patients with depressed BRS, and highlights the robustness of this threshold in risk stratification due to its age-independent prognostic value.
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Nocturnal effects of diurnal adaptive servo-ventilation therapy in patients with heart failure. Int J Cardiol 2015; 182:216-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.12.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Circadian variation of defibrillator shocks in patients with chronic heart failure: The impact of Cheyne–Stokes respiration and obstructive sleep apnea. Int J Cardiol 2014; 176:1033-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Domenico Pinna G, Robbi E, Pizza F, Caporotondi A, La Rovere MT, Maestri R. Sleep-wake fluctuations and respiratory events during Cheyne-Stokes respiration in patients with heart failure. J Sleep Res 2013; 23:347-57. [DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Gian Domenico Pinna
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Fondazione S. Maugeri - IRCCS; Montescano Italy
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- Sleep Laboratory; Department of Pneumology; Fondazione S. Maugeri - IRCCS; Montescano Italy
- Department of Cardiology; Fondazione S. Maugeri - IRCCS; Montescano Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM); University of Bologna; Bologna Italy
- Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna - IRCCS; AUSL di Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Cardiology; Fondazione S. Maugeri - IRCCS; Montescano Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Fondazione S. Maugeri - IRCCS; Montescano Italy
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D'Elia E, Vanoli E, La Rovere MT, Fanfulla F, Maggioni A, Casali V, Damiano S, Specchia G, Mortara A. Adaptive servo ventilation reduces central sleep apnea in chronic heart failure patients: beneficial effects on autonomic modulation of heart rate. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2013; 14:296-300. [PMID: 22498996 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0b013e32835364b2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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AIM Adaptive servo ventilation (ASV) is a method of ventilator support aimed to treat central sleep apnea (CSA). We investigated the effects of an acute use of ASV in chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with CSA and the potential influence on sympathetic nerve activity. METHODS Patients were studied with ambulatory cardio-respiratory 24 Holter (Somtè) recording of air flow, ECG and oxygen saturation. Comparison before and after ASV treatment was made for apnea index (AI), apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), pulse oxygen saturation, desaturation related to apnea, heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV). RESULTS Seventeen patients were enrolled. At baseline, apnea index and apnea-hypopnea index were, respectively, 16.92 ± 7.8 and 41.37 ± 17.5. During ASV, they significantly decreased to 0.06 ± 0.0 (P < 0.001) and 2.84 ± 1.1 (P < 0.001). The mean and minimal oxygen saturation (%) increased from 94 ± 1 and 86.5 ± 4 to 95 ± 2 (P = 0.04) and 91 ± 2 (P = 0.008). Mean HR decreased from 68 ± 10 to 62 ± 7 beats/min (P < 0.003). In 11 out of 17 patients, HRV was calculated, documenting a significant improvement of the standard deviation of the average of NN - normal sinus to normal sinus (SDANN), standard deviation of NN intervals (SDNN) and SDNN index (respectively, 71.5 ± 31.1 vs. 80.4 ± 36.1, P = 0.008; 99.7 ± 31.3 vs. 112.7 ± 37.5, P = 0.003; 57.8 ± 20.7 vs. 69.3 ± 30.8, P = 0.03). CONCLUSION The acute use of ASV is effective on CSA by increasing oxygen saturation and reducing HR. Moreover, the significant improvement of HRV highlights ASV's benefit in moderating the sympathetic adrenergic tone.
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- Emilia D'Elia
- Cardiology Department, Policlinico di Monza, Monza, Italy.
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Clinical predictors and hemodynamic consequences of elevated peripheral chemosensitivity in optimally treated men with chronic systolic heart failure. J Card Fail 2013; 19:408-15. [PMID: 23743490 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2013.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2012] [Revised: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS Augmented peripheral chemoreflex response is an important mechanism in the pathophysiology of chronic heart failure (CHF). This study characterizes prevalence and clinical predictors of this phenomenon in optimally managed male CHF patients, and seeks to describe the hemodynamic consequences of chemoreceptor hypersensitivity. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty-four optimally managed CHF patients and 16 control subjects were prospectively studied. Hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR)-a measure of peripheral chemosensitivity-was calculated with the use of short nitrogen gas administrations. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and heart rate (HR) following transient hypoxic challenges were recorded with a Nexfin monitor. Hemodynamic responses to hypoxia were expressed by the linear slopes between oxygen saturation (%) and SBP (mm Hg) or HR (beats/min). Elevated HVR was present in 15 (44%) of the CHF patients. Patients with elevated HVR exhibited higher levels of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, lower left ventricular ejection fraction, and higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation. CHF patients with elevated HVR had significantly greater SBP and HR responses to hypoxia than CHF patients with normal HVR. CONCLUSIONS Despite comprehensive pharmacotherapy, elevated HVR is prevalent in CHF patients, related to severity of the disease and associated with augmented hemodynamic responses to hypoxia. CHF patients with elevated HVR may be prone to unfavorable hemodynamic changes.
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Kasai T, Motwani SS, Yumino D, Gabriel JM, Montemurro LT, Amirthalingam V, Floras JS, Bradley TD. Contrasting effects of lower body positive pressure on upper airways resistance and partial pressure of carbon dioxide in men with heart failure and obstructive or central sleep apnea. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013; 61:1157-1166. [PMID: 23375931 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.10.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 10/23/2012] [Accepted: 10/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to test the effects of rostral fluid displacement from the legs on transpharyngeal resistance (Rph), minute volume of ventilation (Vmin), and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2) in men with heart failure (HF) and either obstructive (OSA) or central sleep apnea (CSA). BACKGROUND Overnight rostral fluid shift relates to severity of OSA and CSA in men with HF. Rostral fluid displacement may facilitate OSA if it shifts into the neck and increases Rph, because pharyngeal obstruction causes OSA. Rostral fluid displacement may also facilitate CSA if it shifts into the lungs and induces reflex augmentation of ventilation and reduces PCO2, because a decrease in PCO2 below the apnea threshold causes CSA. METHODS Men with HF were divided into those with mainly OSA (obstructive-dominant, n = 18) and those with mainly CSA (central-dominant, n = 10). While patients were supine, antishock trousers were deflated (control) or inflated for 15 min (lower body positive pressure [LBPP]) in random order. RESULTS LBPP reduced leg fluid volume and increased neck circumference in both obstructive- and central-dominant groups. However, in contrast to the obstructive-dominant group in whom LBPP induced an increase in Rph, a decrease in Vmin, and an increase in PCO2, in the central-dominant group, LBPP induced a reduction in Rph, an increase in Vmin, and a reduction in PCO2. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest mechanisms by which rostral fluid shift contributes to the pathogenesis of OSA and CSA in men with HF. Rostral fluid shift could facilitate OSA if it induces pharyngeal obstruction, but could also facilitate CSA if it augments ventilation and lowers PCO2.
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- Takatoshi Kasai
- Sleep Research Laboratory of the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Joho S, Oda Y, Ushijima R, Hirai T, Inoue H. Effect of adaptive servoventilation on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with chronic heart failure and central sleep apnea. J Card Fail 2013; 18:769-75. [PMID: 23040112 DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.08.360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Revised: 08/18/2012] [Accepted: 08/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Adaptive servoventilation (ASV) improves cardiac function and sympathetic nerve activity in patients with heart failure (HF). However, the mechanisms underlying these improvements remain obscure. METHODS AND RESULTS We compared muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and cardiorespiratory polygraphy and echocardiography findings at baseline and at 3.5 ± 0.8 months' follow-up in 32 patients with HF (New York Heart Association functional class II or III; ejection fraction <45%) and central sleep apnea (CSA; apnea-hypopnea index [AHI] ≥15/h) who consented (n = 20; ASV group) or declined (n = 12; non-ASV group) to undergo ASV treatment. Compliance with ASV and changes in AHI were determined from data collected by integral counters in devices and from cardiorespiratory polygraphic findings, respectively. Ejection fraction and MSNA significantly changed in the ASV (both P < .001) but not the non-ASV group. Although changes in AHI and MSNA correlated, the average use of ASV did not. In contrast, changes in AHI and the average use of ASV were independent predictors of changes in ejection fraction (both P < .01). CONCLUSIONS ASV decreases MSNA and improves cardiac function in association with suppression of CSA in patients with HF.
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- Shuji Joho
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
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Jaffe LM, Kjekshus J, Gottlieb SS. Importance and management of chronic sleep apnoea in cardiology. Eur Heart J 2012; 34:809-15. [PMID: 22427382 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Sleep apnoea is a common, yet underestimated, chronic disorder with a major impact on morbidity and mortality in the general population. It is quickly becoming recognized as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular impairment. Hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, cardiovascular rhythm and conduction abnormalities, cerebrovascular disease, and heart failure have all been linked to this syndrome. This review will explore the critical connection between sleep apnoea and chronic cardiovascular diseases while highlighting established and emerging diagnostic and treatment strategies.
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- Leeor M Jaffe
- School of Medicine, University of Maryland, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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PINNA GIAND, ROBBI ELENA, LA ROVERE MARIAT, MAESTRI ROBERTO. A hybrid approach for continuous detection of sleep-wakefulness fluctuations: validation in patients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration. J Sleep Res 2011; 21:342-51. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011.00960.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Amir O, Reisfeld D, Sberro H, Paz H, Mintz S, Lewis BS. Implications of Cheyne-Stokes breathing in advanced systolic heart failure. Clin Cardiol 2011; 33:E8-12. [PMID: 20155854 DOI: 10.1002/clc.20521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cheyne-Stokes breathing (CSB) has been associated with heart failure (HF) patients for many years; however, its true prevalence and its prognostic implications are still obscure. HYPOTHESIS The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence and the possible prognostic implications of nocturnal CSB in advanced heart failure patients. METHODS We performed single night full polysomonography ambulatory sleep studies in 71 HF patients. We analyzed the patients' sleep studies, clinical and laboratory data, and 6 month mortality. RESULTS A total of 71 chronic systolic HF patients were analyzed, 60 males, 11 females, age 65 +/- 13 years. Mean left ventricular ejection fraction was 27% +/- 11%. Short episodes of CSB (at least 3 min duration) were present in all patients, and mean CSB duration was 1 hour. CSB duration was associated significantly with both high serum levels of N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as well as with 6 month mortality. Log CSB time had a significant correlation with log NT-proBNP (r = 0.5, P<.0001). Based on median CSB duration, the Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed significant association with 6 month mortality (P = .03). CONCLUSIONS CSB prevalence in advanced HF patients is higher than previously reported and is associated with increased serum levels of NT-proBNP and higher 6 month mortality.
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- Offer Amir
- Department of Cardiology, Lin Medical Center and Lady Davis Carmel Medical Center, Yocheced 10 street, Haifa, Israel.
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Pinna GD, La Rovere MT, Robbi E, Maestri R. Assessing the severity and improving the understanding of sleep-related breathing disorders in heart failure patients. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011; 2010:3571-4. [PMID: 21096830 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2010.5627463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In this manuscript we present an overview of novel signal processing techniques developed by our group to reduce scoring time in the assessment of the severity of sleep-related breathing disorders in heart failure patients and to detect sleep/wake fluctuations during periodic breathing. Besides describing these methods, we present the results of validation experiments. Our work shows that novel signal processing techniques can reduce costs and resources needed to screen the patients and can provide relevant information for better understanding the role of wake/sleep transitions in the development and maintenance of breathing disorders.
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- Gian Domenico Pinna
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, S. Maugeri Foundation, Montescano, Italy.
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Harada D, Joho S, Oda Y, Hirai T, Asanoi H, Inoue H. Short term effect of adaptive servo-ventilation on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with heart failure. Auton Neurosci 2010; 161:95-102. [PMID: 21195678 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2010] [Revised: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Chronic heart failure (HF) is characterized by sympathetic overactivation and periodic breathing. We examined whether adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) exerts a sympathoinhibitory effect in patients with HF via normalizing respiratory pattern. Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory pattern and oxygen saturation were examined in 29 HF patients without obstructive sleep apnea (age, 61±15years; ejection fraction, 0.32±0.09; obstructive apnea index, <5/h) before (10 min), during (30 min) and after (10 min) the application of ASV. Periodic breathing was defined as a repeated oscillation of tidal volume with regularly recurring hyperpnea and hypopnea with a variation in tidal volume of greater than 25%. The severity of respiratory instability was determined using the coefficient of variation of tidal volume (CV-TV). Of 29 patients with HF, 11 had periodic breathing and 18 did not. There was a modest positive correlation between MSNA and CV-TV (n=29, p<0.05). ASV reduced respiratory rate, CV-TV and MSNA only in the group with periodic breathing (p<0.01). Change in MSNA significantly correlated with changes in respiratory rate, CV-TV and presence of periodic breathing. However, multivariate analyses revealed that respiratory rate and CV-TV were independent predictors of change in MSNA. ASV reduces MSNA by slowing respiratory rates and stabilizing respiratory patterns in patients with HF.
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- Daisuke Harada
- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan
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Long-term assessment of nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes respiration in patients with heart failure. Sleep Breath 2010; 15:855-60. [DOI: 10.1007/s11325-010-0450-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2010] [Revised: 11/16/2010] [Accepted: 11/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Prediction of Death and Hospital Admissions Via Innovative Detection of Cheyne-Stokes Breathing in Heart Failure Patients. Cardiovasc Eng Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s13239-010-0013-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Maestri R, La Rovere MT, Robbi E, Pinna GD. Fluctuations of the fractal dimension of the electroencephalogram during periodic breathing in heart failure patients. J Comput Neurosci 2010; 28:557-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s10827-010-0237-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2009] [Revised: 02/23/2010] [Accepted: 03/25/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Maestri R, La Rovere MT, Robbi E, Pinna GD. Relationship between ventilatory oscillations and fractal dimension of the EEG during daytime periodic breathing in heart failure patients. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2009; 2009:6276-9. [PMID: 19963671 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5332385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In this study we investigated the existence and the nature of rhythmic changes in EEG associated with ventilatory oscillations in heart failure (HF) patients with periodic breathing (PB). Since nonlinear mechanisms are thought to be involved in the generation of EEG, we hypothesized that a mathematical approach based on nonlinear methods would provide relevant information on the association between EEG and ventilatory oscillations. We studied five patients who developed a sustained non-obstructive PB pattern during a 20 min laboratory recording. The time course of the fractal dimension of the EEG signal (HFD) was estimated dividing this signal into 2 s segments, with a 1.5 s overlap and computing for each EEG segment the fractal dimension using the Higuchi's algorithm. From the lung volume signal, an instantaneous minute ventilation (IMV) signal was also computed. The relationship between IMV and HFD was assessed by bivariate spectral analysis, computing the magnitude square coherence function (MSC). In four patients the value of the MSC was very high, ranging from 0.75 to 0.91, while in one patient the value was only 0.29. Our results suggest that in patients with PB, rhythmic changes in the EEG signal are very common and, when present, they are associated with ventilatory oscillations. We have also demonstrated that such oscillations can be detected very effectively by a technique based on nonlinear methods.
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- Roberto Maestri
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Italy
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Mortara A, Pinna GD, Johnson P, Maestri R, Capomolla S, La Rovere MT, Ponikowski P, Tavazzi L, Sleight P. Home telemonitoring in heart failure patients: the HHH study (Home or Hospital in Heart Failure). Eur J Heart Fail 2009; 11:312-8. [PMID: 19228800 DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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AIMS The Home or Hospital in Heart failure (HHH) study was a European Community-funded, multinational, randomized controlled clinical trial, conducted in the UK, Poland, and Italy, to assess the feasibility of a new system of home telemonitoring (HT). The HT system was used to monitor clinical and physiological parameters, and its effectiveness (compared with usual care) in reducing cardiac events in heart failure (HF) patients was evaluated. Measurements were patient-managed. METHODS AND RESULTS From 2002 to 2004, 461 HF patients (age 60 +/- 11 years, New York Heart Association class 2.4 +/- 0.6, left ventricular ejection fraction 29 +/- 7%) were enrolled at 11 centres and randomized (1:2) to either usual outpatient care or HT administered as three randomized strategies: (i) monthly telephone contact; (ii) strategy 1 plus weekly transmission of vital signs; and (iii) strategy 2 plus monthly 24 h recording of cardiorespiratory activity. Patients completed 81% of vital signs transmissions, as well as 92% of cardiorespiratory recordings. Over a 12-month follow-up, there was no significant effect of HT in reducing bed-days occupancy for HF or cardiac death plus HF hospitalization. Post hoc analysis revealed a heterogeneous effect of HT in the three countries with a trend towards a reduction of events in Italy. CONCLUSION Home or Hospital in Heart failure indicates that self-managed HT of clinical and physiological parameters is feasible in HF patients, with surprisingly high compliance. Whether HT contributes to a reduction of cardiac events requires further investigation.
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- Andrea Mortara
- Department of Cardiology and Heart Failure Unit, Policlinic of Monza, Via Amati 111, 20052 Monza (MI), Italy.
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Pinna GD, Maestri R, Mortara A, Johnson P, Andrews D, Ponikowski P, Witkowski T, Robbi E, La Rovere MT, Sleight P. Pathophysiological and clinical relevance of simplified monitoring of nocturnal breathing disorders in heart failure patients. Eur J Heart Fail 2009; 11:264-72. [PMID: 19190022 DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Nocturnal breathing disorders in the form of periodic breathing (PB) are very common in heart failure (HF) patients. There is an increasing interest in simple and affordable tools to screen patients and monitor these disorders at home on a long-term basis. We aimed to assess the pathophysiological and clinical relevance of a simplified method for monitoring of PB suitable to be self-managed by the patient at home. METHODS AND RESULTS A night-time respiratory recording was performed in 397 optimally treated HF patients (age 60 +/- 11 years, NYHA class 2.4 +/- 0.6, left ventricular ejection fraction 29 +/- 7%) and the duration of PB (PB(Dur)) automatically computed. Patients were followed-up for 1 year and the prognostic value of PB(Dur) evaluated. In 45 patients, we assessed the association between PB(Dur) and severity of oxygen desaturations (number of desaturations >3%). Twenty six of the 397 patients died of cardiac causes. A PB(Dur) > or =2 h was significantly associated with an increased risk of cardiac death after adjustment for major clinical predictors [hazard ratio (95% CI): 3.5 (1.6-7.9), P = 0.002]. The correlation between PB(Dur) and severity of desaturations was 0.94 (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Relevant pathophysiological and clinical information can be obtained from simplified monitoring of breathing disorders managed by the patient. These results provide new perspectives in the investigation of the clinical impact of abnormal breathing in HF patients.
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- Gian Domenico Pinna
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Cardiology, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation-IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano, PV 27040, Italy.
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Anderson DE, McNeely JD, Chesney MA, Windham BG. Breathing variability at rest is positively associated with 24-h blood pressure level. Am J Hypertens 2008; 21:1324-9. [PMID: 18820654 PMCID: PMC2752321 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2008.292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous research has reported that inhibition of breathing can be observed in hypertensive patients at rest during the daytime, as well as in sleep at night. The present study hypothesized that the variability of breathing and end-tidal CO(2) (PetCO(2)) in seated women at rest is positively associated with their 24-h blood pressure level. METHODS Breath-to-breath measures of breathing rate and tidal volume were recorded via inductive plethysmography in each of 54 women during two 20-min sessions of seated rest, and in 32 women during night time sleep. PetCO(2) was also recorded during these sessions via a respiratory gas monitor. Ambulatory blood pressure was recorded for 24 h between the two clinic sessions via oscillometry. RESULTS Breath pauses >10 s were observed significantly more often in women in the upper than the lower tertile of 24-h systolic blood pressure. Breath-to-breath variability in breathing rate, tidal volume, and minute ventilation were greater in the higher blood pressure tertile women. Variability in PetCO(2) was also greater in high blood pressure tertile. These associations were independent of age, weight, and body surface area (BSA). Breathing variability was inversely correlated with heart rate variability (HRV). CONCLUSION Greater variability in breathing at rest that is independent of metabolic activity characterizes women with elevated blood pressure. The linear association of breathing variability with 24-h blood pressure level is consistent with the hypothesis that intermittent breathing inhibition may predispose to the development of some forms of hypertension.
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- David E Anderson
- Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging, Intramural Research Program, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Poletti R, Passino C, Giannoni A, Zyw L, Prontera C, Bramanti F, Clerico A, Piepoli M, Emdin M. Risk factors and prognostic value of daytime Cheyne-Stokes respiration in chronic heart failure patients. Int J Cardiol 2008; 137:47-53. [PMID: 18691782 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2007] [Revised: 06/08/2008] [Accepted: 06/28/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sleep-related Cheyne-Stokes (CS) respiration is a known phenomenon in chronic heart failure (CHF). We aimed to study the prevalence, clinical correlates, risk factors and prognostic relevance of daytime CS, as well as its relation with neurohormonal derangement. METHODS One hundred forty seven CHF patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction (age: 64+/-12 years, ejection fraction, EF, 31+/-8%, mean+/-SD) underwent morning polygraphic recording, in addition to comprehensive clinical and neurohormonal evaluation. RESULTS Daytime CS was detected in 87 patients (59%), and associated with worse NYHA class (2.6+/-0.7 vs 2.2+/-0.8, P<0.05), lower EF (29+/-8 vs 33+/-8%, P<0.05), peak oxygen consumption (11.3+/-8.3 vs 13.4+/-4 mL/min/kg, P<0.05), resting carbon dioxide level (33.1+/-4.2 vs 37.9+/-3.8 mm Hg, P<0.001), higher norepinephrine [588 (395-939) vs (331-681) ng/L, median (interquartile range) P<0.01] and natriuretic peptides [ANP: 136 (57-230) vs 66 (18-103); BNP: 284 (99-510) vs 64 (21-202); NT-proBNP: 2575 (814-3320) vs 448 (147-1599) ng/L, all: P<0.001]. At univariate analysis, CS risk factors were age, EF, carbon dioxide, creatinine, norepinephrine, natriuretic peptides, whereas age and NT-proBNP level were the only multivariate predictors. On a 33-month follow-up, CS resulted among univariate predictors of cardiac death, NT-proBNP emerging as the only variable at multivariate analysis. CONCLUSIONS Daytime CS is frequent in CHF and is correlated with clinical severity, neurohormonal derangement, particularly of NT-proBNP, and long-term prognosis.
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- Roberta Poletti
- Cardiovascular Medicine Department and Cardiovascular Endocrinology Laboratory, Foundation G Monasterio, CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy
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Clinical significance of chemosensitivity in chronic heart failure: influence on neurohormonal derangement, Cheyne-Stokes respiration and arrhythmias. Clin Sci (Lond) 2008; 114:489-97. [PMID: 17961123 DOI: 10.1042/cs20070292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Increased chemosensitivity has been observed in HF (heart failure) and, in order to clarify its pathophysiological and clinical relevance, the aim of the present study was to investigate its impact on neurohormonal balance, breathing pattern, response to exercise and arrhythmic profile. A total of 60 patients with chronic HF [age, 66+/-1 years; LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction), 31+/-1%; values are means+/-S.E.M.] underwent assessment of HVR (hypoxic ventilatory response) and HCVR (hypercapnic ventilatory response), neurohormonal evaluation, cardiopulmonary test, 24-h ECG monitoring, and assessment of CSR (Cheyne-Stokes respiration) by diurnal and nocturnal polygraphy. A total of 60% of patients had enhanced chemosensitivity. Those with enhanced chemosensitivity to both hypoxia and hypercapnia (i.e. HVR and HCVR), compared with those with normal chemosensitivity, had significantly (all P<0.01) higher noradrenaline (norepinephrine) and BNP (B-type natriuretic peptide) levels, higher prevalence of daytime and night-time CSR, worse NYHA (New York Heart Association) class and ventilatory efficiency [higher VE (minute ventilation)/VCO(2) (carbon dioxide output) slope], and a higher incidence of chronic atrial fibrillation and paroxysmal non-sustained ventricular tachycardia, but no difference in left ventricular volumes or LVEF. A direct correlation was found between HVR or HCVR and noradrenaline (R=0.40 and R=0.37 respectively; P<0.01), BNP (R=0.40, P<0.01), N-terminal pro-BNP (R=0.37 and R=0.41 respectively, P<0.01), apnoea/hypopnoea index (R=0.57 and R=0.59 respectively, P<0.001) and VE/VCO(2) slope (R=0.42 and R=0.50 respectively, P<0.001). Finally, by multivariate analysis, HCVR was shown to be an independent predictor of both daytime and night-time CSR. In conclusion, increased chemosensitivity to hypoxia and hypercapnia, particularly when combined, is associated with neurohormonal impairment, worse ventilatory efficiency, CSR and a higher incidence of arrhythmias, and probably plays a central pathophysiological role in patients with HF.
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Pinna GD, Maestri R, Robbi E, La Rovere MT. Periodic breathing and state instability during supine laboratory recordings in chronic heart failure patients. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2008; 2008:5398-5401. [PMID: 19163938 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2008.4650435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study was conceived to analyze EEG state transitions and their relationship with ventilatory oscillations during daytime supine periodic breathing (PB) in heart failure patients. To this purpose, a semi-automated, frequency-based methodology was developed, and testing was carried out in 5 patients with PB. We found that apneas and hypopneas very often (86% on average) begin in synchrony with transitions from wakefulness to theta activity, and end in synchrony with the opposite transition. These results suggest that in these patients chemical instability secondary to the impaired hemodynamics coexists and interacts with state instability.
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- Gian Domenico Pinna
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, S. Maugeri Foundation, Montescano, Italy.
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