Cycle length identifies obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Abstract

Aim

To clarify whether unmasking of central sleep apnea during continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) initiation can be identified from initial diagnostic polysomnography (PSG) in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFREF) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

Materials and methods

Forty-three consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea (OSA/CSA) in HFREF were matched with 43 HFREF patients with OSA and successful CPAP initiation. Obstructive apneas during diagnostic PSG were then analyzed for cycle length (CL), ventilation length (VL), apnea length (AL), time to peak ventilation (TTPV), and circulatory delay (CD). We calculated duty ratio (DR) as the ratio of VL/CL and mathematic loop gain (LG).

Results

While AL was similar, CL, VL, TTPV, CD, and DR was significantly longer in patients with OSA/CSA compared to those with OSA, and LG was significantly higher. Receiver operator curves identified optimal cutoff values of 50.2 s for CL (area under the curve (AUC) 0.85, 29.2 s for VL (AUC 0.92), 11.5 s for TTPV (AUC 0.82), 26.4 s for CD (AUC 0.79), and 3.96 (AUC 0.78)) respectively for LG to identify OSA/CSA.

Conclusion

OSA/CSA in HFREF can be identified by longer CL, VL, TTPV, and CD from obstructive events in initial diagnostic PSG. The underlying mechanisms seem to be the presence of an increased LG.

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Covered versus uncovered self-conformable metal stent for palliation of primary malignant extrahepatic biliary strictures: a randomized multicenter study

Self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) are used to relieve malignant biliary obstruction. We aimed to compare stent patency, adverse events rate and overall survival of covered (Niti-S Biliary ComVi) versus uncovered (Niti-s D type) self-conformable metal stents in patients with primary malignant extrahepatic biliary stricture, not eligible for surgery.

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Risk factors for postoperative delirium in patients undergoing free flap reconstruction for oral cancer

The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for postoperative delirium in patients undergoing free flap reconstruction for defects after oral cancer resection. This was a non-randomized, retrospective cohort study involving 102 patients who underwent oral cancer resection and free flap reconstruction. Data were collected from the medical records. Postoperative delirium occurred in 34 patients (33.3%), of whom 27 were male and seven were female. High preoperative total protein and albumin, diabetes mellitus, history of smoking, use of hypnotics or antipsychotics, time until getting out of bed after surgery, and postoperative insomnia were significantly related to delirium in the univariate analysis (P<0.05).

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Clinicopathological investigation of odontogenic fibroma in tuberous sclerosis complex

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease characterized by systemic hamartoma and diverse systemic features. TSC1 and TSC2 are the causative genes, and mental retardation, epileptic seizures, and facial angiofibroma develop in many patients with the disease. The case of a patient with TSC who developed a central odontogenic fibroma of the mandible is reported here. The patient was a 21-year-old woman who was referred with a swelling of the labial gingiva in the region of the right lower lateral incisor and canine.

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Palatal orthodontic miniscrew insertion using a CAD-CAM surgical guide: description of a technique

The aim of this report was to describe a new computer-guided technique for a controlled site preparation and palatal orthodontic miniscrew insertion using a dedicated software. A surgical guide was designed after planning the appropriate insertion sites on three-dimensional images created by the fusion of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and digital dental model images. Pre- and postoperative CBCT images were compared and the angular, coronal, and apical deviations between the planned and the placed miniscrews were calculated.

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A prospective study examining the effects of treatment timing in the management of mandible fractures

The ideal timing for treatment of mandible fractures has not been well established. The objective of this study was to analyse the effects of treatment timing in the surgical management of mandible fractures. A prospective evaluation of 215 continuous patients with a total of 359 mandible fractures was undertaken. Nine outcome variables were analysed in relation to treatment delay by logistic regression modelling: wound dehiscence, hardware exposure, local postoperative infection, malocclusion, trismus, nerve damage, fracture non-union, return to theatre, and radiographic outcome.

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Preschool and School-Age Irritability Predict Reward-Related Brain Function

Although chronic irritability in childhood is prevalent, impairing, and predictive of later maladjustment, its pathophysiology is largely unknown. Deficits in reward processing are hypothesized to play a role in irritability. The current study aimed to identify how the developmental timing of irritability during preschool and school-age relates to reward-related brain function during school-age.

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