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  • Title: Diagnostic accuracy of carotid intima media thickness in predicting coronary plaque burden on coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.
    Author: Murphy DJ, Crinion SJ, Redmond CE, Healy GM, McNicholas WT, Ryan S, Dodd JD.
    Journal: J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr; 2017; 11(3):227-233. PubMed ID: 28229911.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of common carotid artery intima media thickness (CIMT) for coronary artery disease (CAD) detection in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). MATERIALS & METHODS: Patients with clinically suspected OSA prospectively underwent polysomnography (PSG), ultrasound CIMT measurement and coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). An average CIMT of ≥0.9 mm in either common carotid artery designated as a positive test. Coronary CTA was the reference standard for the presence of CAD. Coronary plaque presence, volume, density and type were correlated with CIMT findings. RESULTS: 35 consecutive male patients were enrolled from sleep clinic. Two patients had no evidence of OSA on PSG (apnoea-hypopnea index [AHI]<5/hr), and were excluded. Of the remaining 33, 18 (54%) had mild-moderate OSA (AHI 5-30/hr) and 15 (46%) had severe OSA (AHI >30/hr). Eight (24%) patients had CAD on coronary CTA. Coronary plaques were predominantly non- or partly calcified, and located in proximal coronary artery segments. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive and likelihood ratios for a positive CIMT (≥0.9 mm) in diagnosing CAD were 0.5 (95% confidence interval: 0.76-0.12), 0.96 (1-0.89), 80, 85.7, 12.5 and 0.52 respectively. The adjusted odds ratio was 40.8. CONCLUSION: In patients with OSA, CIMT is a highly specific but poorly sensitive test for detecting CAD.
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