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  • Title: The effect of respiratory scoring on the diagnosis and classification of sleep disordered breathing in chronic heart failure.
    Author: Ward NR, Roldao V, Cowie MR, Rosen SD, McDonagh TA, Simonds AK, Morrell MJ.
    Journal: Sleep; 2013 Sep 01; 36(9):1341-8. PubMed ID: 23997367.
    Abstract:
    STUDY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of respiratory scoring criteria on diagnosis and classification of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in chronic heart failure (CHF). DESIGN: Cross-sectional observational study. SETTING: Heart failure and general cardiology clinics at two London hospitals. PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS: One hundred eighty stable patients with CHF and a median age of 69.6 y, 86% male. INTERVENTIONS: SDB was diagnosed by polysomnography. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was initially scored using a conservative hypopnea definition of a ≥ 50% decrease in nasal airflow with a ≥ 4% oxygen desaturation. The AHI was rescored with hypopnea defined according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) alternative scoring rule, requiring an associated ≥ 3% oxygen desaturation or arousal. SDB was defined as AHI ≥ 15/h. Diagnosis and classification of SDB as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or central sleep apnea (CSA) with each rule were compared. The effect of mixed apneas on classification of SDB as CSA or OSA was also investigated. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Median AHI increased from 9.3/h to 13.8/h (median difference 4.6/h) when the AASM alternative rule was used to score hypopneas. SDB prevalence increased from 29% to 46% with the alternative scoring rule (P < 0.001). Classification of SDB as OSA or CSA was not significantly altered by hypopnea scoring rules or the categorization of mixed apneas. CONCLUSION: Hypopnea scoring rules can significantly influence the apnea-hypopnea index and diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in chronic heart failure but do not alter the classification as obstructive sleep apnea or central sleep apnea. Standardization of hypopnea scoring rules is important to ensure consistency in diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing in chronic heart failure patients.
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