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Physiological patterns in early morning asthma.

M R Hetzel, T J Clark, K Houston

    Thorax
    |August 1, 1977
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    Asthma patients experience significant lung function decline overnight, particularly in airway caliber. This early morning deterioration, even without symptoms, may explain sudden asthma deaths, especially in those with irreversible airflow obstruction.

    Area of Science:

    • Pulmonary Medicine
    • Respiratory Physiology
    • Asthma Pathophysiology

    Background:

    • Asthma is characterized by variable airflow obstruction and airway hyperresponsiveness.
    • Early morning hours are often associated with increased asthma exacerbations and mortality.
    • Understanding diurnal variations in lung function is crucial for asthma management.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the diurnal changes in lung volumes, airway resistance, and gas exchange in asthmatic patients.
    • To assess the reversibility of early morning airflow obstruction.
    • To explore the relationship between diurnal lung function changes and asthma mortality risk.

    Main Methods:

    • Studied 16 asthma patients with significant early morning peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) decline.

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  • Measured static lung volumes, airways resistance, and blood gases at 06:00 and 14:00 hours.
  • Assessed response to helium/oxygen mixture inhalation and salbutamol aerosol.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant deterioration in lung volumes and increased airway resistance observed at 06:00 hours, typical of acute asthma.
    • Mild hypoxia and wide alveolar-arterial oxygen tension gradient persisted throughout the study.
    • Most patients showed marked reversibility of airflow obstruction with salbutamol at 06:00 hours, despite few symptoms.

    Conclusions:

    • Airway caliber decreases significantly at night in asthma patients.
    • The lack of symptoms despite severe physiological changes at 06:00 hours may contribute to sudden asthma deaths.
    • Asthma patients with non-reversible early morning airflow obstruction are at the highest risk.