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Zota IM, Roca M, Leon MM, Cozma CD, Anghel L, Statescu C, Sascau R, Hancianu M, Mircea C, Ciocoiu M, Cumpat CM, Mitu F. Long-Term Adherence in Overweight Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension-A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13081447. [PMID: 37189548 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13081447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, sedentarism, depression, anxiety and impaired quality of life. The long-term effectiveness of positive airway pressure (PAP) is insufficiently studied and limited by poor patient compliance. The aim of this pilot prospective cohort study was to evaluate long-term adherence in overweight patients with moderate-severe OSA and hypertension and to analyze changes in weight, sleepiness and quality of life. We performed a prospective study that included overweight patients with moderate-severe OSA and hypertension who had not undergone previous PAP therapy. All subjects received a standard physical examination, education regarding lifestyle changes and free PAP therapy for 2 months. After five years, the patients were invited to participate in a telephone-based interview regarding PAP compliance and completed standard questionnaires assessing adherence to medication, physical activity, diet, anxiety and quality of life (QoL). Only 39.58% of the patients were adherent to PAP 5 years (58.42 ± 3.70 months) after being diagnosed with moderate-severe OSA. Long-term PAP use results in sustained weight loss; improved blood pressure control, sleepiness and QOL; and lower anxiety and depression scores. PAP compliance was not associated with a higher level of daily physical activity or a healthier diet.
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- Ioana Madalina Zota
- Department of Medical Specialties (I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties (I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties (I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties (I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties (I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties (I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties (I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (II), Faculty of Pharmacy, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Morpho-Functional Sciences (Pathophysiology), Faculty of Medicine, "Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 16 Universitatii Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties (III), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Medical Specialties (I), Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Grigore T. Popa", 16 University Street, 700115 Iasi, Romania
- Academy of Medical Sciences, Ion C. Brătianu Boulevard No 1, 030167 Bucharest, Romania
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Izci Balserak B. Special Issue: The Diagnosis and Management of OSA. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12081919. [PMID: 36010269 PMCID: PMC9406468 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12081919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Bilgay Izci Balserak
- Biobehavioral Nursing Science, Center for Sleep and Health Research, College of Nursing, University of Illinois, 845 South Damen Avenue (MC 802), Chicago, IL 60612-7350, USA
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Is myocardial strain an early marker of systolic dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnoea? Findings from a meta-analysis of echocardiographic studies. J Hypertens 2022; 40:1461-1468. [PMID: 35881447 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM We investigated the association between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and subclinical systolic dysfunction through a meta-analysis of echocardiographic studies that provided data on left ventricular (LV) mechanics as assessed by global longitudinal strain (GLS). DESIGN The PubMed, OVID-MEDLINE, and Cochrane library databases were systematically analyzed to search English-language articles published from inception to 31 December 2021. Studies were detected by using the following terms: 'obstructive sleep apnea', 'sleep quality', 'sleep disordered breathing', 'cardiac damage', 'left ventricular hypertrophy', 'systolic dysfunction', 'global longitudinal strain', 'left ventricular mechanics', 'echocardiography' and 'speckle tracking echocardiography'. RESULTS The meta-analysis included 889 patients with OSA and 364 non-OSA controls from 12 studies. Compared with controls, GLS was significantly reduced in the pooled OSA group (SMD -1.24 ± 0.17, CI: -1.58 to -0.90, P < 0.0001), as well as in the normotensive OSA subgroup (SMD: -1.17 ± 0.12 CI:-1.40 to -0.95, P < 0.0001). Similar findings were obtained in sub-analyses performed separately in mild, moderate and severe OSA. This was not the case for LV ejection fraction (LVEF) (i.e. comparisons between controls vs. mild OSA, mild vs. moderate OSA, moderate vs. severe OSA). CONCLUSION GLS is impaired in patients with OSA (independently from hypertension), worsening progressively from mild to moderate and severe forms, thus allowing to identify subclinical alterations of the systolic function not captured by LVEF. Therefore, myocardial strain assessment should be implemented systematically in the OSA setting to timely detect systolic dysfunction.
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Tadic M, Gherbesi E, Faggiano A, Sala C, Carugo S, Cuspidi C. The impact of continuous positive airway pressure on cardiac mechanics: Findings from a meta-analysis of echocardiographic studies. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2022; 24:795-803. [PMID: 35695237 PMCID: PMC9278581 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Current evidence on the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on cardiac mechanics in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is based on a few single studies. The authors investigated this topic through a meta‐analysis of speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) studies that provided data on left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) mechanics as assessed by global longitudinal strain (GLS). The PubMed, OVID‐MEDLINE, and Cochrane library databases were systematically analyzed to search English‐language review papers published from inception to January 31, 2022. Studies were identified by crossing the following terms: “obstructive sleep apnea”, “sleep quality”, “sleep disordered breathing”, “continuous positive airway pressure therapy”, “noninvasive ventilation”, “left ventricular hypertrophy”, “systolic dysfunction”, “global longitudinal strain”, “left ventricular mechanics”, “right ventricular mechanics”, “echocardiography” and “STE echocardiography”. The meta‐analysis, including a total of 337 patients with OSA from nine studies (follow‐up 2–24 months) showed a significant GLS improvement in both LV and RV after CPAP, standard mean difference (SMD) being 0.51±0.08, CI:0.36–0.66, p = .0001 and 0.28±0.07, CI:0.15–0.42, p = .0001), respectively. Corresponding SMD values for LV ejection fraction (LVEF) and tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) were 0.20±0.06, CI:0.08–0.33, p = .001 and 0.08±0.06, CI: ‐0.04/0.20, p = .21. Our meta‐analysis suggests that: I) CPAP treatment exerts beneficial effects on biventricular function in patients with OSA; II) the assessment of cardiac mechanics by STE should be routinely recommended for monitoring cardiac function in this setting, due to limitations of conventional echocardiography in evaluating biventricular performance.
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- Marijana Tadic
- University Clinical Hospital Centre "Dragisa Misovic", Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore IRCCS Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore IRCCS Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milano and Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore IRCCS Policlinico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- University Clinical Hospital Centre "Dragisa Misovic", Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy
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