Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29920994›Full record

Observational studyBrain and behavior2018

Sleep-disordered breathing, brain volume, and cognition in older individuals with heart failure.

Chooza Moon, Kelsey E Melah, Sterling C Johnson, Lisa C Bratzke

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Observational study in Brain and behavior, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chooza MoonCollege of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.ORCID 0000-0002-4828-5143
Kelsey E MelahSchool of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
Sterling C JohnsonWisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Lisa C BratzkeSchool of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin–Madison · USUniversity of Iowa · US

Funding

Brain Alterations And Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults with Heart FailureR00NR012773 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BRATZKE, LISA C · 2013 to 2015
$650k
NINR NIH HHS R00 NR012773
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeSleep-disordered breathing is common in individuals with heart failure and may contribute to changes in the brain and decreased cognition. However, limited research has explored how the apnea-hypopnea index contributes to brain structure and cognition in this population. The aims of this study were to explore how the apnea-hypopnea index is associated with brain volume and cognition in heart failure patients.

methodsData of 28 heart failure patients (mean age = 67.93; SD = 5.78) were analyzed for this cross-sectional observational study. We evaluated the apnea-hypopnea index using a portable multichannel sleep-monitoring device. All participants were scanned using 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychological tests. Brain volume was evaluated using a voxel-based morphometry method with T1-weighted images. We used multiple regressions to analyze how the apnea-hypopnea index is associated with brain volume and cognition.

resultsWe found an inverse association between apnea-hypopnea index scores and white matter volume (β = -0.002, p = 0.026), but not in gray matter volume (β = -0.001, p = 0.237). Higher apnea-hypopnea index was associated with reduced regional gray and white matter volume (p < 0.001, uncorrected). Cognitive scores were not associated with the apnea-hypopnea index (p-values were >0.05).

conclusionFindings from this study provide exploratory evidence that higher apnea-hypopnea index may be associated with greater brain volume reduction in heart failure patients. Future studies are needed to establish the relationship between sleep-disordered breathing, brain volume, and cognition in heart failure samples.

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AgedBrain DiseasesCognition DisordersCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGray MatterHeart FailureHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMonitoring, AmbulatoryNeuropsychological TestsOrgan SizeSleepSleep Apnea SyndromesWhite Matterbraingray matterheart failuresleep apnea syndromewhite matter

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PMID29920994
PMCPMC6043704
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