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ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2022

Phenotyping OSAH patients during wakefulness.

L Pini, R Magri, E Perger, G Levi, L Zambelli, J Giordani, M Ciarfaglia, C Tantucci

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Article in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

L PiniRespiratory Medicine Unit, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy. laura.pini@unibs.it.
R MagriRespiratory Medicine Unit, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
E PergerIstituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Sleep Disorders Center & Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy.
G LeviRespiratory Medicine Unit, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
L ZambelliRespiratory Medicine Unit, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
J GiordaniRespiratory Medicine Unit, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
M CiarfagliaRespiratory Medicine Unit, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
C TantucciRespiratory Medicine Unit, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAlthough currently there are simplified methods to measure the pathophysiological traits that stimulate the occurrence and maintenance of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH), they remain difficult to implement in routine practice. This pilot study aimed to find a simpler daytime approach to obtain a meaningful, similar pathophysiological phenotypic profile in patients with OSAH.

methodsAfter obtaining diagnostic polygraphy from a group of consecutive patients with OSAH, we performed the dial-down CPAP technique during nocturnal polysomnography and used it as reference method. This allowed assessment of upper airway collapsibility, loop gain (LG), arousal threshold (AT), and upper airway muscle gain (UAG). We compared these results with a daytime protocol based on negative expiratory pressure (NEP) technique for evaluating upper airway collapsibility and UAG, on maximal voluntary apnea for LG, and on clinical predictors for AT.

resultsOf 15 patients studied, 13 patients with OSAH accurately completed the two procedures. There were strong (all r

conclusionIt is possible to phenotype patients with OSAH from a pathophysiological point of view while they are awake. Using this approach, cutoff values corresponding to those usually adopted using the reference method can be identified to detect abnormal traits, achieving profiles similar to those obtained through the dial-down CPAP technique.

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Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveWakefulnessContinuous Positive Airway PressureHumansPharynxPilot ProjectsPolysomnographyAirway collapsibilityCPAPOSAHPolygraphyPolysomnography

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PMID35023036
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