Severe obstructive sleep apnea increases left atrial volume independently of left ventricular diastolic impairment

Purpose Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) directly impairs left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. Left atrial volume index (LAVI), an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events, is also related to OSA severity. This study aimed to assess whether OSA is associated with an increase in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sleep & breathing 2015-12, Vol.19 (4), p.1249-1255
Hauptverfasser: Imai, Yasuko, Tanaka, Nobuhiro, Usui, Yasuhiro, Takahashi, Nori, Kurohane, Saiko, Takei, Yasuyoshi, Takata, Yoshifumi, Yamashina, Akira
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose Severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) directly impairs left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. Left atrial volume index (LAVI), an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events, is also related to OSA severity. This study aimed to assess whether OSA is associated with an increase in LAVI independently of LV diastolic function. Methods Two hundred six OSA patients (apnea hypopnea index, AHI ≥ 5/h) without cardiac disease, hypertension, and diabetes were enrolled. They underwent overnight fully attended polysomnography and 2-dimensional echocardiography in order to estimate LA volumes and LV diastolic function which was assessed by the ratio of transmitral early diastolic flow velocity to late diastolic flow velocity (E/A), deceleration time, and mitral annular velocity (e′) which was derived from tissue Doppler imaging. Patients were divided into two groups based on AHI, namely, group M (5 ≤ AHI 
ISSN:1520-9512
1522-1709
DOI:10.1007/s11325-015-1153-7