Inter-sleep stage variations in corrected QT interval differ between obstructive sleep apnea patients with and without stroke history

Serajeddin Ebrahimian, Saara Sillanmäki, Salla Hietakoste, Brett Duce, Antti Kulkas, Juha Töyräs, Timo Leppänen, Jukka A Lipponen and Samu Kainulainen

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-11

Abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is related to the progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVD); it is an independent risk factor for stroke and is also prevalent post-stroke. Furthermore, heart rate corrected QT (QTc) is an important predictor of the risk of arrhythmia and CVD. Thus, we aimed to investigate QTc interval variations in different sleep stages in OSA patients and whether nocturnal QTc intervals differ between OSA patients with and without stroke history. 18 OSA patients (apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)≥15) with previously diagnosed stroke and 18 OSA patients (AHI≥15) without stroke history were studied. Subjects underwent full polysomnography including an electrocardiogram measured by modified lead II configuration. RR, QT, and QTc intervals were calculated in all sleep stages. Regression analysis was utilized to investigate possible confounding effects of sleep stages and stroke history on QTc intervals. Compared to patients without previous stroke history, QTc intervals were significantly higher (β = 34, p

Date: 2022
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