Abstract
History. We report about the course of central sleep apnea (CSA) in 3 patients (70.3 ± 15.2 years) with severe aortic stenosis (AS) (AVA ≤ 1.0 cm2, NYHA 2.7 ± 1.4). Investigations. Every patient received echocardiography, left/right-heart catheterization, and cardiorespiratory polygraphy before and 6 months after surgical aortic valve replacement (without right-heart catheterization during follow up). Course. Preoperatively all patients demonstrated reduced systolic left ventricular function (EF <55%). They had elevated pulmoraryarterialy pressures and severe CSA. After valve replacement left ventricular function and exercise capacity improved, as well as the severity of CSA. Conclusion. Patients with severe AS can develop CSA, which seems to improve after surgery. Patients with severe AS should be screened for CSA, because CSA might be an additional risk factor and hint that myocardial adaptation is exhausting.
Highlights
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) has a prognostic impact on cardiac patients [1]
We report about the course of central sleep apnea (CSA) in 3 patients (70.3 ± 15.2 years) with severe aortic stenosis (AS) (AVA ≤ 1.0 cm2, NYHA 2.7 ± 1.4)
We examined three patients with aortic stenosis (AS) before and after surgical valve replacement for CSA
Summary
Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) has a prognostic impact on cardiac patients [1]. Development of CSA, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, because of secondary pulmonary hypertension due to reduced left ventricular function is known [2]. We report about the course of central sleep apnea (CSA) in 3 patients (70.3 ± 15.2 years) with severe aortic stenosis (AS) (AVA ≤ 1.0 cm2, NYHA 2.7 ± 1.4). All patients demonstrated reduced systolic left ventricular function (EF < 55%). After valve replacement left ventricular function and exercise capacity improved, as well as the severity of CSA.
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