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Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Effects of Continuous Positive
Antonio Vitarelli1, Claudio Terzano1, Maurizio Saponara2
1Cardio-Respiratory Department, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Background:
It is known that obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) can affect right ventricular (RV) performance even in the absence of systemic hypertension and other known cardiac or obstructive pulmonary disease. The purpose of the present study was to assess RV function in OSAS using 3-D echocardiography and speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) and evaluate changes after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment.
Methods:
Thirty-seven patients with OSAS without comorbidities and thirty control subjects were studied using 3-D echocardiography and STE. Fifteen patients underwent CPAP therapy and were studied before and after treatment. RV 3-D ejection fraction was calculated. Peak systolic strain was determined. RV dyssynchrony was defined as SD of the 6 time to peak systolic strain values.
Results:
3-D RV ejection fraction was lower and RV dyssynchrony was greater in patients with moderate-severe OSAS compared with control subjects in the presence and absence of pulmonary hypertension. 3-D RV ejection fraction and RV dyssynchrony were independently associated with apnea-hypopnea index. Patients treated with CPAP had significant changes in RV parameters.
Conclusions:
3-D RV ejection fraction and RV dyssynchrony were abnormal in OSAS patients compared with control subjects and associated with OSAS severity. RV 3-D STE abnormalities improved after chronic application of CPAP.
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