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Polysomnographic indicators of mortality in stroke patients.
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- Post-stroke sleep disturbance and recurrent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep medicine · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review on the association of sleep-disordered breathing with cardiovascular pathology in adults.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Pre-stroke sleep symptoms and neurological outcomes after stroke: an exploratory secondary analysis of two prospective cohorts.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Article
- Global Prevalence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Intracerebral Hemorrhage Survivors: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.Neurology international · 2026Review
- Establishment and Validation of a Predictive Model in Female Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Impact of Comorbid Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Atrial Fibrillation on the Long-Term Outcome After Ischemic Stroke.Stroke · 2024Article
- Prevalence, incidence, and the time trends of sleep-disordered breathing among patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- U-Sleep: resilient high-frequency sleep staging.NPJ digital medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Sleep Apnea Risk among Ghanaian Stroke Survivors.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2017Article
- On the importance of polysomnography after stroke.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of the study was to assess polysomnographic indicators of increased mortality risk in patients with stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA).
methodsWe performed polysomnographies in 63 acute stroke/TIA patients. Mortality data were collected from a national database after a 19-37-month follow-up period.
resultsOf the 57 stroke and 6 TIA patients, 9 stroke patients died during follow-up. All nine had moderate or severe sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs). Binarily divided, the group with the highest apnea hypopnea index (AHI) had an almost 10-fold higher mortality risk (hazard ratio (HR) 9.71; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.20-78.29; p = 0.033) compared to the patients with the lowest AHI. The patients with the longest versus shortest nocturnal wake time had a higher mortality (HR 8.78; 95 % CI 1.1-71.8; p = 0.0428). Lung disease increased mortality (HR 9.92; 95 % CI 2.00-49.23; p = 0.005), and there was a trend toward a higher mortality risk with atrial fibrillation/flutter (HR 3.63; 95 % CI 0.97-13.51; p = 0.055).
conclusionsIn stroke patients, the AHI and nocturnal wake time are indicators of increased mortality risk. SRBDs in stroke patients should receive increased attention.
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