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(Circulation. 1999;99:1435-1440.)
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Clinical Investigation and Reports

Prognostic Value of Nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Chronic Heart Failure

Paola A. Lanfranchi, MD; Alberto Braghiroli, MD; Enzo Bosimini, MD; Giorgio Mazzuero, MD; Roberto Colombo, MS; Claudio F. Donner, MD; Pantaleo Giannuzzi, MD

From the Division of Cardiology (P.A.L., E.B., G.M., P.G.), Division of Pulmonary Disease (A.B., C.F.D.), and Department of Bioengineering (R.C.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Veruno, Italy.

Correspondence to Paola A. Lanfranchi, Division of Cardiology, Centro Medico, 28010 Veruno (NO), Italy. E-mail planfranchi{at}fsm.it

Background—Nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) occurs frequently in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), and it may be associated with sympathetic activation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether CSR could affect prognosis in patients with CHF.

Methods and Results—Sixty-two CHF patients with left ventricular ejection fraction <=35%, in NYHA class II to III, underwent clinical evaluation, Doppler echocardiography, ergospirometry, phenylephrine test, Holter recording, and a sleep study to evaluate the occurrence of CSR, expressed as percentage of periodic breathing, and apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) (ie, the number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of recording). During a mean follow-up of 28±13 months, 15 patients died of cardiac causes. Nonsurvivors were in a higher NYHA functional class than survivors (P<0.001) and had a more depressed left ventricular ejection fraction (P<0.03), a shorter deceleration time of early filling (P<0.05), larger left and right atria (P<0.05 and P<0.02, respectively) and a lower peak O2 (P<0.05). Nonsurvivors also spent a greater percentage of the night in periodic breathing (P<0.01) with a greater AHI (P<0.03) and showed lower values of diurnal baroreflex sensitivity (P<0.05) and of heart rate variability (sdNN: P<0.01). Multivariate analysis revealed the AHI ({chi}2, 10.4; P<0.01), followed by left atrial area ({chi}2, 5.7; P<0.01), as the only independent and additional predictors of subsequent cardiac death. Patients at very high risk for fatal outcome could be identified by an AHI >=30/h and left atria >=25 cm2.

Conclusions—The AHI is a powerful independent predictor of poor prognosis in clinically stable patients with CHF. The presence of an AHI >=30/h adds prognostic information compared with other clinical, echocardiographic, and autonomic data and identifies patients at very high risk for subsequent cardiac death.


Key Words: heart failure • sleep • prognosis




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R. S. T. Leung, J. S. Floras, G. Lorenzi-Filho, F. Rankin, P. Picton, and T. D. Bradley
Influence of Cheyne-Stokes Respiration on Cardiovascular Oscillations in Heart Failure
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., June 1, 2003; 167(11): 1534 - 1539.
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J. o-D. L. Lattimore, D. S. Celermajer, and I. Wilcox
Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease
J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., May 7, 2003; 41(9): 1429 - 1437.
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M. Arzt, M. Harth, A. Luchner, F. Muders, S. R. Holmer, F. C. Blumberg, G. A.J. Riegger, and M. Pfeifer
Enhanced Ventilatory Response to Exercise in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Central Sleep Apnea
Circulation, April 22, 2003; 107(15): 1998 - 2003.
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T. D. Bradley and J. S. Floras
Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure: Part II: Central Sleep Apnea
Circulation, April 8, 2003; 107(13): 1822 - 1826.
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T. D. Bradley and J. S. Floras
Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure: Part I: Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Circulation, April 1, 2003; 107(12): 1671 - 1678.
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D. Mansfield, D. M. Kaye, H. Brunner La Rocca, P. Solin, M. D. Esler, and M. T. Naughton
Raised Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Heart Failure and Central Sleep Apnea Is Due to Heart Failure Severity
Circulation, March 18, 2003; 107(10): 1396 - 1400.
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P. A. Lanfranchi, V. K. Somers, A. Braghiroli, U. Corra, E. Eleuteri, and P. Giannuzzi
Central Sleep Apnea in Left Ventricular Dysfunction: Prevalence and Implications for Arrhythmic Risk
Circulation, February 11, 2003; 107(5): 727 - 732.
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S. Andreas, C. Bingeli, P. Mohacsi, T. F. Luscher, and G. Noll
Nasal Oxygen and Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Heart Failure
Chest, February 1, 2003; 123(2): 366 - 371.
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A. Koike, N. Shimizu, A. Tajima, T. Aizawa, L. T. Fu, H. Watanabe, and H. Itoh
Relation Between Oscillatory Ventilation at Rest Before Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and Prognosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Chest, February 1, 2003; 123(2): 372 - 379.
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T. Kohnlein, T. Welte, L.B. Tan, and M.W. Elliott
Assisted ventilation for heart failure patients with Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Eur. Respir. J., October 1, 2002; 20(4): 934 - 941.
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A. A. El-Solh, E. Bozkanat, J. Mador, and B. J. B. Grant
Association Between Plasma Endothelin-1 Levels and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure*
Chest, June 1, 2002; 121(6): 1928 - 1934.
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T Kohnlein, T Welte, L B Tan, and M W Elliott
Central sleep apnoea syndrome in patients with chronic heart disease: a critical review of the current literature
Thorax, June 1, 2002; 57(6): 547 - 554.
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R. Schulz, G. Baseler, H.A. Ghofrani, F. Grimminger, H. Olschewski, and W. Seeger
Nocturnal periodic breathing in primary pulmonary hypertension
Eur. Respir. J., April 1, 2002; 19(4): 658 - 663.
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G. Lorenzi-Filho, E.R. Azevedo, J.D. Parker, and T.D. Bradley
Relationship of carbon dioxide tension in arterial blood to pulmonary wedge pressure in heart failure
Eur. Respir. J., January 1, 2002; 19(1): 37 - 40.
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R. Shabetai
Depression and Heart Failure
Psychosom Med, January 1, 2002; 64(1): 13 - 14.
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R. S. T. LEUNG and T. DOUGLAS BRADLEY
Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., December 15, 2001; 164(12): 2147 - 2165.
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A. T. Yan, T. D. Bradley, and P. P. Liu
The Role of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
Chest, November 1, 2001; 120(5): 1675 - 1685.
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H. TESCHLER, J. DOHRING, Y.-M. WANG, and M. BERTHON-JONES
Adaptive Pressure Support Servo-Ventilation . A Novel Treatment for Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Heart Failure
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., August 15, 2001; 164(4): 614 - 619.
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G.N. Willson, I. Wilcox, A.J. Piper, W.E. Flynn, M. Norman, R.R. Grunstein, and C.E. Sullivan
Noninvasive pressure preset ventilation for the treatment of Cheyne-Stokes respiration during sleep
Eur. Respir. J., June 1, 2001; 17(6): 1250 - 1257.
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S Heindl, C Dodt, M Krahwinkel, G Hasenfuss, and S Andreas
Short term effect of continuous positive airway pressure on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in patients with chronic heart failure
Heart, February 1, 2001; 85(2): 185 - 190.
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P. SOLIN, T. ROEBUCK, D. P. JOHNS, E. HAYDN WALTERS, and M. T. NAUGHTON
Peripheral and Central Ventilatory Responses in Central Sleep Apnea with and without Congestive Heart Failure
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., December 1, 2000; 162(6): 2194 - 2200.
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L. L. Clark
Perioperative Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure
Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, November 1, 2000; 4(4): 223 - 235.
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D. P. Francis, K. Willson, L. C. Davies, A. J.S. Coats, and M. Piepoli
Quantitative General Theory for Periodic Breathing in Chronic Heart Failure and its Clinical Implications
Circulation, October 31, 2000; 102(18): 2214 - 2221.
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D. D. Sin, A. G. Logan, F. S. Fitzgerald, P. P. Liu, and T. D. Bradley
Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients With and Without Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Circulation, July 4, 2000; 102(1): 61 - 66.
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T. D. Bradley
Continuous positive airway pressure for congestive heart failure
Can. Med. Assoc. J., February 1, 2000; 162(4): 535 - 536.
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D. D. SIN, F. FITZGERALD, J. D. PARKER, G. NEWTON, J. S. FLORAS, and T. D. BRADLEY
Risk Factors for Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in 450 Men And Women with Congestive Heart Failure
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., October 1, 1999; 160(4): 1101 - 1106.
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S. Andreas
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Eur. Heart J., August 2, 1999; 20(16): 1140 - 1141.
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