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Faulx MD, Mehra R, Reis Geovanini G, Ando SI, Arzt M, Drager L, Fu M, Hoyos C, Hai J, Hwang JJ, Karaoguz R, Kimoff J, Lee PL, Mediano O, Patel SR, Peker Y, Louis Pepin J, Sanchez-de-la-Torre M, Sériès F, Stadler S, Strollo P, Tahrani A, Thunström E, Yamauchi M, Redline S, Phillips CL. Obstructive sleep apnea and its management in patients with atrial fibrillation: An International Collaboration of Sleep Apnea Cardiovascular Trialists (INCOSACT) global survey of practicing cardiologists. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2022; 42:101085. [PMID: 35879970 PMCID: PMC9307582 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.101085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
Background Among international cardiologists it is unclear whether equipoise exists regarding the benefit of diagnosing and managing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to improve atrial fibrillation (AF) outcomes and whether clinical practice and equipoise are linked. Methods Between January 2019 and June 2020 we distributed a web-based 12-question survey regarding OSA and AF management to practicing cardiologists in 16 countries. Results The United States, Japan, Sweden, and Turkey accounted for two-thirds of responses. 863 cardiologists responded; half were general cardiologists, a quarter electrophysiologists. Responses regarding treating OSA with CPAP to improve AF endpoints were mixed. 33% of respondents referred AF patients for OSA screening. OSA was diagnosed in 48% of referred patients and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was prescribed for 59% of them. Nearly 70% of respondents believed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of OSA treatment in AF patients were necessary and indicated willingness to contribute to such trials. Conclusions There was no clinical equipoise among surveyed cardiologists; a majority expressed certainty that combined OSA and AF treatment is superior to AF treatment alone for improving AF outcomes. However, a minority of surveyed cardiologists referred AF patients for OSA testing, and while half of screened AF patients had OSA, CPAP was prescribed in little more than half of them, reflecting the view that better clinical trial evidence is needed to support this practice. Our results underscore the need for larger, multi-national prospective studies of OSA treatment and AF outcomes to inform more uniform society guideline recommendations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael D. Faulx
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
- Corresponding author.
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- Director, Sleep Disorders Research. Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
| | - Glaucylara Reis Geovanini
- Sleep Laboratory, Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Sleep Apnea Center. Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi Higashiku Fukuoka, 814-8582, Japan
| | - Michael Arzt
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee (u1) 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Unidade de Hipertensao, Institute do Coraçao (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Senior Consultant Physician/Cardiologist, University of Gothenburg, Su sahlgrenska, 41345 Göteborg, Sweden
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- The University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, Sydney, Australia and Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Glebe, Sydney, Australia
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- Queen Mary Hospital and LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hospital, No. 7, Chung Shan S. Rd, Taipei 100225, Taiwan
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- Department of Cardiology, Güven Hospital, Cankaya, 06540 Ankara, Turkey
| | - John Kimoff
- Respiratory Division, Room D05.2505. McGill University Health Centre, Glen Site 1001 Décarie, Montréal, Québec H4A 3J1, Canada
| | - Pei-Lin Lee
- Center of Sleep Disorders, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung Shan S. Rd., Taipei 100225, Taiwan
| | - Olga Mediano
- Sleep Unit, Pneumology Department, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara. Medicine Department. Universidad de Alcalá. Madrid. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Sleep and Cardiovascular Outcomes Research, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Yüksel Peker
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- HP2 Laboratory, Grenoble Alpes University/INSERM U 1300 Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Domaine de la Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France
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- Precision Medicine in Chronic Diseases, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova-Santa Maria, IRB Lleida, Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Nursing and Physiotherapy. University of Lleida, Lleida, Spain. 2 Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias, CIBERES, Madrid, Spain
| | - Frédéric Sériès
- Département de Médecine Université Laval. Centre de Pneumologie, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, 2725 chemin sainte Foy, Québec, Québec G1V 4G5, Canada
| | - Stefan Stadler
- Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. Centre for endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism (CEDAM), Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine. Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara, Nara 634-8522, Japan
| | - Susan Redline
- Brigham and Women's Hospital. Department of Medicine, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders. 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
| | - Craig L. Phillips
- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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