QUESTIONNAIRE BASED PREDICTION OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Roslin Jose; Ananya Chakraborty; Vyshnavi Vasudev; Dwarakaprasad Ramesh

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

QUESTIONNAIRE BASED PREDICTION OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Roslin Jose, Ananya Chakraborty, Vyshnavi Vasudev, Dwarakaprasad Ramesh

Abstract :

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of cardiovascular diseases. Most often, OSA syndromes are under–diagnosed and undertreated. This study was conducted to predict sleep apnea in patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Methods: In this prospective, questionnaire based clinical study; OSA was assessed using the Epworth sleepiness scale and Mallampatti score. Nicotine dependence was assessed using the Fagerstrom scale.

Results: 90 participants were enrolled in the study. 7.7% of the participants had high, and 46.6% had moderate nicotine dependence. The co–morbidities widely prevalent were hypertension (36.7%), type II diabetes mellitus (24.4%), and COPD (2%). Overall prevalence of some degree of OSA was 57.8%. 30% of the study subjects had grade 4 sleep apnea.

Conclusion: Simple screening tools could be employed at primary health centers to identify patients with cardiovascular diseases that require a detailed sleep study.