Obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with worse diastolic function in coronary artery disease

• Background: Diastolic dysfunction is common in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). We hypothesize that patients with CAD and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) will have worse diastolic function than similar patients without OSA. Material and methods: We analyzed sleep-study recordings and echocardiographic measurements obtained at baseline in a randomized controlled trial (RICCADSA) of revascularized patients with CAD who had LVEF of at least 50%. OSA was defined as an apnea-hypopnea-index (AHI) >= 15 events/h, and, no OSA, as an AHI <5. Worse diastolic function was defined as assumed elevated left ventricular filling pressure based on peak flow velocity in early diastole/Tissue Doppler of early diastolic ventricular filling (E/e) of >13 (or >9 in patients with an enlarged left atrial diameter [>= 39 mm for women and >= 40 mm for men]). Results: Data from 431 patients were evaluated (mean age: 63.7 +/- 8.8 y; men: 82.5%; OSA: n = 331). Worse diastolic function was more common among the patients with OSA than those without (54.4% vs 41.0%, p = 0.019). In multivariate analysis, OSA was associated with worse diastolic function (odds ratio [OR] 1.90, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13; 3.18) adjusted for female sex (OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.28; 4.07), hypertension (OR 1.84, 95% CI 1.20; 2.82), and diabetes mellitus (OR 2.45, 95% CI 1.42; 4.23). Age >= 60 years, obesity, and current smoking were nonsignificant. Conclusions: In this cohort with CAD and preserved LVEF, OSA was associated with worse diastolic function independent of the traditionally recognized risk indicators. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

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Diastolic function

Coronary artery disease

Sleep apnea

Echocardiography

Doppler

POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE

PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION

PREDICT

HEART-FAILURE

LEFT-VENTRICULAR MASS

MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION

METABOLIC

SYNDROME

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

DYSFUNCTION

OBESITY

RECOMMENDATIONS

Clinical Neurology

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