AmJCritCare睡眠呼吸暂停

睡眠呼吸暂停患者若白天嗜睡

心血管病风险明显升高

Symptomsubtypeshavebeendescribedinclinicalandpopulationsamplesofobstructivesleepapnea(OSA)patients.Itisunclearwhetherthesesubtypeshavedifferentcardiovascularconsequences.Objectives:ThisstudyaimedtocharacterizeOSAsymptomsubtypesandassesstheirassociationwithprevalentandincidentcardiovasculardiseaseintheSleepHeartHealthStudy.

美国呼吸与危重病医学杂志在线公布的最新研究表明，患有阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）的成年人在白天出现过度嗜睡，其患心血管疾病的风险比那些没有过度白天嗜睡的人大得多。研究者根据症状将中度到重度OSA患者可分为四种亚型：睡眠不安、症状轻微、中度嗜睡和重度嗜睡。

Methods:Datafrom1,OSApatients(apnea-hypopneaindex[AHI]≥15events/hour)wereusedtoevaluatetheexistenceofsymptomsubtypesusinglatentclassanalysis.Associationsbetweensubtypesandprevalenceofoverallcardiovasculardisease(CVD),aswellasits