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Multi-Modal Home Sleep Monitoring in Older Adults
Published on: January 26, 2019
Sleep disordered breathing in older adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Lynn M Baniak1, Eileen R Chasens1
1University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, 3500 Victoria St., Victoria Building, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, United States.
Abstract:
Heart failure in older adults is frequently accompanied by sleep disordered breathing (SDB). Treatment of SDB in persons with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is unclear because most data is on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The purpose of this paper was to evaluate studies that report on the effects of positive airway pressure on patient outcomes in older adults with HFpEF and comorbid SDB. A search of the literature found six data-based studies (N = 36 to 126). Treatment with positive airway pressure reduced nighttime SDB symptoms and improved daytime functional status in persons with HFPEF and SDB (New York Heart Association Functional Class: effect sizes = -0.67 to -1.60). Limitations (i.e. only two studies were randomized controlled trials, small sample sizes, and women were under-represented) suggest that additional evidence is needed to guide treatment of SDB in older adults with HFpEF.
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