Telat KELEŞ, Tahir DURMAZ, Hüseyin BAYRAM, Akar Nihal BAYRAM, Hasbi Erdem DİKER, Bülent ÇİTFÇİ, Fırat Selma GÜVEN, Engin BOZKURT

Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Repetitive transient activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) constitutes the basis for development of cardiac arrhythmias. We aimed to examine the prevalence of arrhythmias in OSAS. Materials and methods: Eighty-eight patients with suspected OSAS were included in the study. Polysomnography was performed overnight in all patients. Patients with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) < 5 were considered OSAS negative, while patients with AHI >= 5 were OSAS positive. Arrhythmia was defined as sinus bradycardia, sinus tachycardia, > 10/h supraventricular premature beats (SVPBs), > 10/h ventricular premature beats (VEBs), complex VPBs (bigeminal, trigeminal VEB or nonsustained VT), supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, > 2 s sinus arrest, second or third degree atrioventricular block and atrial fibrillation. Results: Mean age was 47.3 ± 10.5 years; 64 were (72.7%) men, and 24 were (27.3%) women; mean body mass index was 31.1 ± 6.1 kg/m2. Twenty-five patients were considered OSAS negative (mean AHI: 2.5 ± 1.2) and 63 patients OSAS positive (mean AHI: 40.3 ± 19.4) according to polysomnography records. Six patients in the OSAS-negative group had arrhythmia, whereas 29 patients in OSAS positive group had arrhythmia and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (P = 0.04). The prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia showed an increase parallel to the increase in AHI index in OSAS positive patients. Conclusion: We demonstrated an increased prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia in OSAS positive patients, parallel to the increase in the severity of OSAS.

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Key words: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, cardiac arrhythmia, polysomnography

Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

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Key words: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, cardiac arrhythmia, polysomnography,

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