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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Impact of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Treatment on Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Heart Failure.

Muhammed Gerçek, Mustafa Gerçek, Kanjo Alzein, Vanessa Sciacca, Christian Sohns, Philipp Sommer, Volker Rudolph, Henrik Fox

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Role of sleep disorders in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Muhammed GerçekClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1822-936X
Mustafa GerçekClinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, Herzzentrum Duisburg, 47137 Duisburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6751-4650
Kanjo AlzeinClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Vanessa SciaccaClinic for Electrophysiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6303-2040
Christian SohnsClinic for Electrophysiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0490-5862
Philipp SommerClinic for Electrophysiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3037-8704
Volker RudolphClinic for General and Interventional Cardiology/Angiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Henrik FoxHeart Failure Department, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2187-8715
Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a highly common comorbidity in patients with heart failure (HF), and a known risk factor for ventricular tachycardia (VT) development. However, little is known about the impact of SDB treatment on VT burden in HF patients to date. Therefore, this study investigated VT burden, as well as implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapies in HF patients with SDB treatment, in comparison to untreated SDB HF patients. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed VT burden, rate of antitachycardia pacing (ATP), and the number of shocks delivered in a propensity score-matched patient cohort of patients with SDB treatment or control. Patients had moderate or severe SDB (n = 73 per each group; standardized mean difference of 0.08) and were followed for a minimum of one year. In addition, survival over 4 years was assessed. Results: Mean patient age was 67.67 ± 10.78 and 67.2 ± 10.10, respectively, with 15.06% and 10.95% of the patients, respectively, being female. Regarding SDB subtypes in the control and SDB treatment group, central sleep apnea was present in 42.46% and 41.09% of the patients, respectively, and obstructive sleep apnea was present in 26.02% and 31.50% of the patients, respectively. Mixed type sleep disorder was present in 31.50% and 27.40% of cases. Among the SDB treatment group, a significantly lower number of VTs (28.8% vs. 68.5%; p = 0.01), ATP (21.9% vs. 50.7%; p = 0.02), as well as a lower shock rate (5.5% vs. 31.5%; p < 0.01), was observed compared to the control group. Furthermore, the VT burden was significantly lower in the SDB treatment group when compared to the time prior to SDB treatment (p = 0.02). Event-free survival was significantly higher in the SDB treatment group (Log-rank p < 0.01). Conclusion: SDB treatment in HF patients with ICD leads to significant improvements in VT burden, ATP and shock therapy, and may even affect survival. Thus, HF patients should be generously screened for SDB and treated appropriately.

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heart failureimplantable cardioverter-defibrillatorsleep-disordered breathingventricular tachycardia

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PMID35956183
PMCPMC9369567
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