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Ventilatory-control abnormalities in familial sleep apnea

S Redline1, J Leitner, J Arnold

  • 1Department of Medicine, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, OH 44106, USA.

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
|July 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Familial sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is linked to abnormal breathing control. Relatives of SDB patients show reduced response to low oxygen and increased airway resistance during breathing challenges.

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Area of Science:

  • Respiratory Physiology
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Genetics

Background:

  • Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) can have a familial component.
  • Understanding the physiological basis of familial SDB is crucial for diagnosis and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate ventilatory control abnormalities in individuals from families with a history of SDB.
  • To determine if reduced hypoxic or hypercapnic ventilatory responses contribute to familial SDB.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited subjects from SDB families and matched controls.
  • Assessed respiratory responses to eucapnic hypoxia and hypercapnic hypercapnia using rebreathing.
  • Measured ventilatory and occlusion pressure responses, with and without added resistive loads.

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Main Results:

  • First-degree relatives of SDB patients exhibited significantly blunted hypoxic ventilatory responses compared to controls.
  • No significant differences in hypercapnic responses were observed under unloaded conditions.
  • Members of SDB families showed a greater increase in inspiratory impedance with resistive loading during hypercapnia.

Conclusions:

  • Familial SDB may be associated with inherited abnormalities in ventilatory control, specifically a diminished hypoxic drive.
  • A propensity for dynamic airway narrowing during loaded breathing may also contribute to SDB in affected families.