Significant Association Between Coronary Artery Low-Attenuation Plaque Volume and Apnea-Hypopnea Index, But Not Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity, in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Autor: Shinichiro Takashima, Soichiro Usui, Masayuki Takamura, Hisayoshi Murai, Shuichi Kaneko, Yoshitaka Okabe, Shigeo Takata, Takuto Hamaoka, Soichiro Kashiwaya, Hiroshi Furusho, Yu Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Sugimoto, Yasuto Nakatsumi, Hideki Tokuhisa, Takeshi Kato, Yusuke Mukai, Oto Inoue
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Circulation Journal. 82:2852-2860
ISSN: 1347-4820
1346-9843
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-18-0237
Popis: BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with augmented sympathetic nerve activity and cardiovascular diseases. However, the interaction between coronary artery plaque characteristics and sympathetic nerve activity remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationships between coronary artery plaque characteristics, sleep parameters and single- and multi-unit muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) in OSAS patients. Methods and Results: A total of 32 OSAS patients who underwent full-polysomnography participated in this study. The coronary plaque volume was calculated with 320-slice coronary computed tomography (CT). Single- and multi-unit MSNA were obtained during the daytime within 1 week from full-polysomnography. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to their apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) score (mild-moderate group, AHI
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