4. Study Of Sleep Disordered Breathing, Respiratory Muscle Strength And Respiratory Neural Drive In Patients With Compensated Heart Failure By Maha Yousif Aly El-Hefnawy
14. ( EF ≤ 45%) Internal medicine clinic Cardiology clinic 50 Internal medicine clinic Internal medicine clinic Internal medicine clinic
15. EF ≤ 45% Stable Treatment An echocardiographic left ventricular EF ≤ 45% Stable clinical condition with no episodes of acute heart failure within 4 weeks prior to the study. Optimized heart failure therapy with no change in medications over 4 weeks prior to study. Inclusion criteria
16. Exclusion Criteria Decompensated HF, unstable angina, acute pulmonary edema, valvular and congenital heart disease Known patients with intrinsic pulmonary disease e.g moderate to severe obstructive lung disease and interstitial lung diseases Clinical signs CNS impairment e.g sensory or motor impairment, history of stroke, cocaine, alcohol abuse Daily use of theophylline, benzodiazepines, or morphine derivatives The patient's refusal NO
17. Exclusion Criteria Severe obesity ( body mass index (BMI) > 30 kg/m2). Untreated hypothyroidism; and kyphoscoliosis . Patients who can't tolerate the PFT maneuvers e.g. those with aneurysm, uncontrolled hypertension, urinary incontinence. Known patients with renal or liver cell failure.
18. 1. History & Examination 3. ESS score 2. NYHA class 6. Polysomnography 5. Pulmonary function tests SVC & FVC MIP/MEP P0.1 4. Routine investigations CBC, kidney & liver function test, Chest X-ray and CT (if needed).
38. Total n=50 Non SDB SDB n=38 P- value Polysomnographic characteristics of the studied patients. ≤ 0.001 ** ≤ 0.001 ** ≤ 0.001** ≤ 0.001** 26.7 ± 10 6.3 ± 2 21.8 ± 12.5 DI 29.1 ± 11 6.7 ± 2 23.7 ± 13 AHI 27.9 ± 8.8 14.9 ± 6.5 24.8 ± 10 AI 66.4 ±7.3 79 ± 6 69 ± 9 SE
39. Total n=50 Non SDB SDB n=38 P- value Pulmonary function characteristics of the studied patients. 0.021* = 0.005* ≤ 0.001** ≤ 0.001** 0.1 ± 0.04 0.07 ± 0.02 0.1 ± 0.03 P0.1/MIP 6.1 ± 1.3 4 ± 1.2 5.6 ± 1.6 P0.1 100.8± 18.7 118.7 ± 16 105 ±19.6 MEP 53.8 ±13 58.7 ± 9.2 56.1 ± 12 MIP
40. Baseline characteristics of patients with SDB CSA OSA 25 ± 3 13 ± 4 3 ± 0.4 14 ± 4 40 ± 4 BMI ESS EF% 27 ± 3 31 ± 5 2.4 ± 0.5 NYHA class P ≤ 0.05 P - value for Mann-Whitney rank sum test between CSA and OSA groups
41. Pulmonary function characteristics of patients with SDB CSA OSA 48 ± 11 94 ± 17 0.14 ± 1 109 ± 17 5.4 ± 1 MIP MEP P0.1 61 ± 12 6.6 ± 1 0.08 ± 1 P0.1/MIP P ≤ 0.05 P - value for Mann-Whitney rank sum test between CSA and OSA groups
50. Click to edit title style The occurrence and severity of SDB is linked to the severity of decline in LVEF In compensated LVHF The severity of SDB is not related to the severity of daytime sleepiness Patients with compensated LVHF may have decreased respiratory muscle strength A B C D E SDB especially CSA is highly prevalent in patients with compensated LVHF The respiratory drive can be increased in patients with compensated LVHF
52. Screening for SDB in patients with depressed LVEF Interdisciplinary approach involving cardiologists, and pulmonologists for management of SDB in HF Evidence based diagnostic thresholds and management algorithms need to be established Further studies should focus on the effect of sleep apnea on the long term progression of HF Further studies on MIP, MEP and P0.1 as prognostic markers of HF and its treatment
This study included 50 adult patients with compensated heart failure recruited from the cardiology and internal medicine outpatient clinics in Minoufiya University Hospitals during the period from April 2007 to May 2009.