Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on obstructive sleep apnea and left ventricular afterload in patients with heart failure

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Background - The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on blood pressure (BP) and systolic left ventricular transmural pressure (LVP(tm)) during sleep in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In CHF patients with OSA, chronic nightly CPAP treatment abolishes OSA and improves left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction. We hypothesized that one mechanism whereby CPAP improves cardiac function in CHF patients with OSA is by lowering LV afterload during sleep. Methods and Results - Eight pharmacologically treated CHF patients with OSA were studied during overnight polysomnography. BP and esophageal pressure (P(es)) (ie, intrathoracic pressure) were recorded before the onset of sleep and during stage 2 non- rapid eye movement sleep before, during, and after CPAP application. OSA was associated with an increase in systolic BP (from 120.4±7.8 to 131.8±10.6 mm Hg, P<0.05) and systolic LVP(tm) (from 124.4±7.7 to 137.2±10.8 mm Hg, P<0.05) from wakefulness to stage 2 sleep. CPAP alleviated OSA, improved oxyhemoglobin saturation, and reduced systolic BP in stage 2 sleep to: 115.4±8.5 mm Hg (P<0.01), systolic LVP(tm) to 117.4±8.5 mm Hg (P<0.01), heart rate, P(es) amplitude, and respiratory rate. Conclusions - In CHF patients with OSA, LV afterload increases from wakefulness to stage 2 sleep. By alleviating OSA, CPAP reduces LV afterload and heart rate, unloads inspiratory muscles, and improves arterial oxygenation during stage 2 sleep. CPAP is a nonpharmacological means of further reducing afterload and heart rate during sleep in pharmacologically treated CHF patients with OSA.

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Tkacova, R., Rankin, F., Fitzgerald, F. S., Floras, J. S., & Bradley, T. D. (1998). Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on obstructive sleep apnea and left ventricular afterload in patients with heart failure. Circulation, 98(21), 2269–2275. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.98.21.2269

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