Anke Türoff1,2, Ulrich Thiem3, Henrik Fox1, Jens Spießhöfer1,4, Thomas Bitter1, Renaud Tamisier5, Naresh M Punjabi6, Dieter Horstkotte1, Olaf Oldenburg7. 1. Clinic for Cardiology, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstrasse 11, 32545, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. 2. Emergency Department, Asklepios Klinik Wansbek, Hamburg, Germany. 3. Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany. 4. Department of Pulmonology, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, Germany. 5. HP2 Laboratory, Inserm U1042, Grenoble Alps University and Sleep, Exercise and Physiology Laboratory, EFCR, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France. 6. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. 7. Clinic for Cardiology, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstrasse 11, 32545, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. akleemeyer@hdz-nrw.de.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is highly prevalent in patients with heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HF-REF). SDB is classified as predominant obstructive (OSA) or central (CSA) and may alter sleep duration, sleep quality, and quality of life. This study describes sleep quality and duration in well-characterized cohorts of these patients. METHODS: Two hundred fifty consecutive patients with HF-REF (NYHA class ≥II, ejection fraction ≤45%) underwent cardiac and pulmonary examination, plus full attended in-hospital overnight polysomnography (PSG). PSG recordings were performed according to current recommendations and underwent independent, blinded analysis at a core laboratory. RESULTS: Patients with HF-REF and CSA were older and had more impaired cardiac function compared to those with OSA. With respect to sleep parameters, patients with CSA spent more time in bed than those with OSA (468 ± 52 vs 454 ± 46 min, p = 0.021) while sleep efficiency was lower (67 ± 14 vs 72 ± 13% of total sleep time (TST), p = 0.008). In addition, CSA patients spent more time awake after sleep onset (101 ± 61 vs 71 ± 46 min, p = 0.001) and had more stage N1 (light) sleep (33 ± 19 vs 28 ± 16% of TST, p = 0.017). Overall, the proportion of sleep spent in N3 (slow-wave/deep) sleep in HF-REF patients with SDB was low (4.1 ± 6.3% of TST) compared with healthy adults. CONCLUSIONS: HF-REF patients with CSA compared to OSA have worse sleep efficiency and quality. This could result in less restorative sleep, changes in sympathovagal balance, and impaired resetting of important reflexes, which might contribute to worse cardiovascular outcomes in HF-REF patients with SDB.
PURPOSE:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is highly prevalent in patients with heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HF-REF). SDB is classified as predominant obstructive (OSA) or central (CSA) and may alter sleep duration, sleep quality, and quality of life. This study describes sleep quality and duration in well-characterized cohorts of these patients. METHODS: Two hundred fifty consecutive patients with HF-REF (NYHA class ≥II, ejection fraction ≤45%) underwent cardiac and pulmonary examination, plus full attended in-hospital overnight polysomnography (PSG). PSG recordings were performed according to current recommendations and underwent independent, blinded analysis at a core laboratory. RESULTS:Patients with HF-REF and CSA were older and had more impaired cardiac function compared to those with OSA. With respect to sleep parameters, patients with CSA spent more time in bed than those with OSA (468 ± 52 vs 454 ± 46 min, p = 0.021) while sleep efficiency was lower (67 ± 14 vs 72 ± 13% of total sleep time (TST), p = 0.008). In addition, CSApatients spent more time awake after sleep onset (101 ± 61 vs 71 ± 46 min, p = 0.001) and had more stage N1 (light) sleep (33 ± 19 vs 28 ± 16% of TST, p = 0.017). Overall, the proportion of sleep spent in N3 (slow-wave/deep) sleep in HF-REF patients with SDB was low (4.1 ± 6.3% of TST) compared with healthy adults. CONCLUSIONS: HF-REF patients with CSA compared to OSA have worse sleep efficiency and quality. This could result in less restorative sleep, changes in sympathovagal balance, and impaired resetting of important reflexes, which might contribute to worse cardiovascular outcomes in HF-REF patients with SDB.
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