Publication Date

6-1-2018

Journal

The Texas Heart Journal

DOI

10.14503/THIJ-15-5678

PMID

30072851

Publication Date(s)

June 2018

Language

English

PMCID

PMC6059510

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

6-1-2018

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-Print

Published Open-Access

yes

Keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure/methods, heart diseases/epidemiology/etiology, heart failure/complications/therapy, prevalence, risk factors, sleep apnea syndromes/classification/physiopathology, sleep apnea, obstructive/complications/prevention & control/therapy, treatment outcome, ventricular function

Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related breathing disorder that has a major impact on cardiovascular function. It has been associated with hypertension, coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, and heart failure. This review focuses on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and heart failure with either reduced or preserved ejection fraction. We discuss the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea, as well as its prevalence, treatment outcomes with continuous positive airway pressure, and prognosis in these 2 distinct types of heart failure. We also identify areas in which further work is needed to improve our understanding of this association in heart failure patients.

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