Mahmood, S;
Sovani, M;
Smith, P;
George, L;
Quarta, CC;
Sachchithanantham, S;
Fontana, M;
... Wechalekar, AD; + view all
(2017)
High prevalence of recurrent nocturnal desaturations in systemic AL amyloidosis: a cross-sectional pilot study.
[Review].
Sleep Medicine
, 32
pp. 191-197.
10.1016/j.sleep.2016.11.021.
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Abstract
Objectives: Cardiac involvement and/or macroglossia with soft tissue deposits are risk factors for central sleep apnoea (CSA) and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and common features of systemic AL amyloidosis. Little data exist on the occurrence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) or recurrent nocturnal hypoxia in amyloidosis, which this study sought to investigate. Methods: A total of 72 consecutive patients with systemic amyloidosis (mean age 69 years and mean BMI 25) were evaluated for occurrence of SDB, by overnight continuous pulse oximetry, and completed Epworth Sleepiness Score (ESS) and STOPBANG questionnaires. Patients included: AL cardiac (AL-C), AL macroglossia (AL-M), AL both (AL-CM) and transthyretin (ATTR). Results: Mean overnight oxygen saturations were 93% (SD ± 2, 95% CI 87–96) with abnormal oximetry (4% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) >5/hour): AC-C 84%, AL-M 57%, AL-CM 62% and ATTR 47%. NYHA class directly correlated with a higher 4% ODI, NYHA class I vs 3, (p = 0.01). Two-thirds of patients had STOPBANG scores >3 and abnormally high ESS scores (>10) were seen in up to 30% of patients. Conclusion: Recurrent nocturnal hypoxaemia, suggestive of sleep-disordered breathing, is frequent in systemic AL amyloidosis. The higher incidence in cardiac amyloidosis highlights CSA and recurrent hypoxia as possible mechanisms for morbidity/mortality in these cases. A detailed polysomnography study is planned to clarify and further investigate these findings.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | High prevalence of recurrent nocturnal desaturations in systemic AL amyloidosis: a cross-sectional pilot study |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.11.021 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2016.11.021 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Nocturnal oxygen desaturations, 4% oxygen desaturation index (ODI), Macroglossia and cardiac AL amyloidosis, Prognostic utility of oxygen desaturations |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inflammation |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1545543 |
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