Long-term Impact of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy on Arrhythmia and Heart Rate Variability in Patients With Sleep Apnea

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INTRODUCTION: Autonomic dysfunction can alter heart rate variability and increase the incidence of arrhythmia. We analyzed the impact of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on this pathophysiological phenomenon in patients with severe sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.

METHODS: Consecutive patients with recently diagnosed severe sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome were prospectively considered for inclusion. Incidence of arrhythmia and heart rate variability (recorded on a 24-hour Holter monitoring device) were analyzed before starting CPAP therapy and 1 year thereafter.

RESULTS: A total of 26 patients were included in the study. CPAP was administered for 6.6 ± 1.8 hours during Holter monitoring. After starting CPAP, we observed a marginally significant reduction in mean HR (80 ± 9 to 77 ± 11 bpm, p=.05). CPAP was associated with partial modulation (only during waking hours) of r-MSSD (p=.047) and HF (p=.025) parasympathetic parameters and LF (p=.049) sympathetic modulation parameters. None of these parameters returned completely to normal levels (p<.001). The number of unsustained episodes of atrial tachycardia diminished (p=.024), but no clear effect on other arrhythmias was observed.

CONCLUSIONS: CPAP therapy only partially improves heart rate variability, and exclusively during waking hours, and reduces incidence of atrial tachycardia, both of which can influence cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Archivos de bronconeumologia - 52(2016), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 17-23

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grau, Nuria [VerfasserIn]
Bazan, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Kallouchi, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez, Diego [VerfasserIn]
Estirado, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Corral, Maria Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Valls, Maria Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Ramos, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Sanjuas, Carles [VerfasserIn]
Felez, Miquel [VerfasserIn]
Valles, Ermengol [VerfasserIn]
Benito, Begoña [VerfasserIn]
Gea, Joaquim [VerfasserIn]
Bruguera-Cortada, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Martí-Almor, Julio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apnea del sueño
Arrhythmia
Arritmias
Heart rate variability
Journal Article
Sleep apnea
Variabilidad de frecuencia cardiaca

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Date Completed 15.12.2016

Date Revised 30.12.2016

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.arbres.2015.03.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM248652915