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Mutti C, Pollara I, Abramo A, Soglia M, Rapina C, Mastrillo C, Alessandrini F, Rosenzweig I, Rausa F, Pizzarotti S, Salvatelli ML, Balella G, Parrino L. The Contribution of Sleep Texture in the Characterization of Sleep Apnea. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2217. [PMID: 37443611 PMCID: PMC10340273 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13132217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is multi-faceted world-wide-distributed disorder exerting deep effects on the sleeping brain. In the latest years, strong efforts have been dedicated to finding novel measures assessing the real impact and severity of the pathology, traditionally trivialized by the simplistic apnea/hypopnea index. Due to the unavoidable connection between OSA and sleep, we reviewed the key aspects linking the breathing disorder with sleep pathophysiology, focusing on the role of cyclic alternating pattern (CAP). Sleep structure, reflecting the degree of apnea-induced sleep instability, may provide topical information to stratify OSA severity and foresee some of its dangerous consequences such as excessive daytime sleepiness and cognitive deterioration. Machine learning approaches may reinforce our understanding of this complex multi-level pathology, supporting patients' phenotypization and easing in a more tailored approach for sleep apnea.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlotta Mutti
- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Centre, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK;
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
- Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
- Sleep Disorders Centre, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London SE1 7EH, UK;
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- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy; (C.M.); (I.P.); (A.A.); (M.S.); (C.R.); (C.M.); (F.A.); (F.R.); (S.P.); (M.l.S.); (G.B.)
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Chen S, Li Q, Zou X, Zhong Z, Ouyang Q, Wang M, Luo Y, Yao D. Effects of CPAP Treatment on Electroencephalographic Activity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome During Deep Sleep with Consideration of Cyclic Alternating Pattern. Nat Sci Sleep 2022; 14:2075-2089. [PMID: 36440180 PMCID: PMC9697441 DOI: 10.2147/nss.s382305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment would change EEG activities associated with cyclic alternating pattern (CAP subtype A1, A2, and A3) and non-CAP (NCAP) during non-rapid eye movement sleep stage 3 (N3) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods The effects of CPAP treatment on the percentages of sleep stage N3 occupied by the CAP and NCAP, power of EEG waves in the CAP and NCAP were examined in 18 patients with moderate-to-severe OSA undergoing polysomnographic recordings. Results Apnea and hypopnea index during sleep stage N3 was positively correlated with ratios of phases A2 and A3 duration to total phase A duration [Phase (A2+A3) /Phase A] and negatively correlated with phase A1/phase A. With CPAP treatment, percentages of sleep stage N3 occupied by total CAPs and subtypes A2 and A3, as well as CAP A2 and CAP A3 indexes were significantly decreased while percentages of sleep stage N3 occupied by NCAP (NCAP/N3) and CAP A1 index were significantly increased. In addition, CPAP treatment significantly decreased percentage of respiratory events associated CAPs and increased percentage of non-respiratory related CAPs. Moreover, absolute and relative delta power was significantly increased during phase A1, unchanged during phase A2 and phase B2, and significantly decreased during phases B1, A3 and B3. The absolute power of faster frequency EEG waves in CAPs showed a general trend of decrease. The absolute and relative power of delta waves with amplitudes ≥75 μV, but not <75 μV, was significantly increased. Conclusion CPAP treatment improves the sleep quality in OSA patients mainly by increasing delta power and decreasing power of higher frequency waves during phase A1, and decreasing CAP A2 and A3 indexes as well as increasing NCAP/N3 and power of delta waves with amplitudes ≥75 μV during NCAP.
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- Shuliang Chen
- Neurological Institute of Jiangxi Province and Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
- Queen Mary College, Nanchang University, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Neurological Institute of Jiangxi Province and Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangxi Mental Hospital, Nanchang University, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Neurological Institute of Jiangxi Province and Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Neurological Institute of Jiangxi Province and Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Neurological Institute of Jiangxi Province and Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Neurological Institute of Jiangxi Province and Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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- Neurological Institute of Jiangxi Province and Department of Neurology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital and The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China
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Parrino L, Rausa F, Azzi N, Pollara I, Mutti C. Cyclic alternating patterns and arousals: what is relevant in obstructive sleep apnea? In Memoriam Mario Giovanni Terzano. Curr Opin Pulm Med 2021; 27:496-504. [PMID: 34494978 PMCID: PMC10231930 DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review main knowledges and gaps in the field of sleep microstructure, represented by the cyclic alternating pattern (CAP), in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). RECENT FINDINGS The (electroencephalographic and autonomic) 'intensity' of arousals in OSA patients, measured through the metrics of CAP, correlate with OSA severity and with disease burden. Continuous positive airway pressure determines variations in sleep architecture (conventional parameters) and at the microstructural level, at different time points. SUMMARY CAP is not only an 'attractor' of arousals, but also organizes distribution of K-complexes and delta bursts in non-rapid eye movement sleep. Although attention is always concentrated on the A-phase of CAP, a crucial role is play by the phase B, which reflects a period of transient inhibition. Respiratory events in OSA are a typical example of phase B-associated condition, as they occur during the interval between successive A-phases. Accordingly sleep microstructure provides useful insights in the pathophysiology and estimation of OSA severity and may be exploited to follow-up treatment efficacy. In the complex relationship among sleep fragmentation, excessive daytime sleepiness, cognition and cardiovascular risk the CAP framework can offer an integrative perspective in a multidisciplinary scenario.
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Affiliation(s)
- Liborio Parrino
- Sleep Disorders Center, Department of General and Specialized Medicine, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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