Abstract:
AIMS:Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is highly prevalent in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and may contribute to CHF progression. We aimed to determine whether treatment of OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) would improve subjective and objective measures of heart failure severity in patients with CHF and OSA. METHODS AND RESULTS:Twenty-six patients with stable symptomatic CHF and OSA were randomized to nocturnal auto-titrating CPAP or sham CPAP for 6 weeks each in crossover design. Study co-primary endpoints were changes in peak VO(2) and 6 min walk distance. Secondary endpoints were changes in left ventricular ejection fraction, VE/VCO(2) slope, plasma neurohormonal markers, and quality-of-life measures. Twenty-three patients completed the study protocol. Mean CPAP and sham CPAP usage were 3.5 +/- 2.5 and 3.3 +/- 2.2 h/night, respectively (P = 0.31). CPAP treatment was associated with improvements in daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Score 7 +/- 4 vs. 8 +/- 5, P = 0.04) but not in other quality-of-life measures. There were no changes in other study endpoints. CONCLUSION:In patients with CHF and OSA, auto-titrating CPAP improves daytime sleepiness but not other subjective or objective measures of CHF severity. These data suggest that the potential therapeutic benefits of CPAP in CHF are achieved by alleviation of OSA rather than by improvement in cardiac function.
journal_name
Eur Heart Jjournal_title
European heart journalauthors
Smith LA,Vennelle M,Gardner RS,McDonagh TA,Denvir MA,Douglas NJ,Newby DEdoi
10.1093/eurheartj/ehm131subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-05-01 00:00:00pages
1221-7issue
10eissn
0195-668Xissn
1522-9645pii
ehm131journal_volume
28pub_type
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