Impaired Functional Capacity Predicts Mortality in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

  • Posted in Sleep Apnoea
  •  By Loran Simon

lose weightObstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has been associated with increased mortality, for which impaired functional capacity (IFC) also associated with OSA has been established as a surrogate. The study was aimed at identifying the association of IFC and OSA as well as whether IFC is predictive of increased mortality after accounting for coronary artery disease.

The best predictors of IFC were being female, a history of smoking, increased body mass index, the presence of co-morbidities, an abnormal exercise echocardiogram, and an abnormal heart rate recovery. OSA patients with IFC were 5.1 times more likely die and thus IFC was a predictor of mortality.

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http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201309-315OC#.U7lTuUCLxdh

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