scholarly journals Can Monocyte to HDL Ratio be a new Marker for Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome?

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Aida Mahmoud Yousef ◽  
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Jehan J El-Jawhari ◽  

Background: This study aimed to investigate the relation of serum monocyte to serum HDL cholesterol ratio (MHR) with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). A total of 62 patients with an apnea hypopnea index (AHI > 5) and excessive daytime sleepiness were included in this study as OSAS group. The individuals with (AHI) < 5/h were included in the study as controls. OSAS patients were compared with the control group for high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels, serum monocyte count, and monocyte to HDL ratio (MHR). Mild, moderate and severe OSAS subgroups were compared for the same parameters. Results: MHR was 11.93 ± 6.52 in the control group while it was 14.87 ± 6.98 in OSAS group, with a statistically significant difference in between them (p= 0.016). The MHR were positively correlated with AHI and the minimum oxygen saturation (p = 0.003 and p = 0.012, respectively). Conclusion: serum monocyte to serum HDL cholesterol ratio increased as OSAS severity increased. MHR is an easy and available biomarker. It can be used as a new marker for severity of OSAS

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Yousef AM ◽  

This study aimed to investigate the relation of serum monocyte to serum HDL cholesterol ratio (MHR) with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS). A total of 62 patients with an Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI > 5) and excessive daytime sleepiness were included in this study as OSAS group. The individuals with (AHI<5/h) were included in the study as controls.


2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Handan Inonu Koseoglu ◽  
Ahmet Cemal Pazarli ◽  
Asiye Kanbay ◽  
Osman Demir

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) is increasingly being implicated in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, no study has attempted to determine the role of MHR in cardiovascular morbidity of patients with OSAS. We aimed to investigate the association between MHR and CVD in patients with OSAS and the relationship between severity of OSAS, polysomnographic parameters, and MHR. Methods: In this cohort study, patients who had undergone a full-night polysomnography for the diagnosis of OSAS were recruited. Included patients were grouped according to the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) as mild (5-15), moderate (15-30), and severe (>30) OSAS. Patients with AHI < 5 served as the control group. The presence of heart failure, coronary artery disease, or arrhythmia was defined as CVD. Results: A total of 1050 patients were included (131 controls, 222 mild, 228 moderate, and 469 severe OSAS). The severe group had higher MHR compared with the control and other OSAS groups (9.99, 12.11, 13.65, and 20.67 in control, mild, moderate, and severe OSAS groups, respectively, P < .001). The MHRs were significantly correlated with AHI, oxygen desaturation index, and minimum O2 saturation values ( P < .001). Values of MHR were significantly higher in patients with CVD compared with those without ( P < .001). Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that MHR is an independent predictor of CVD. Conclusion: The MHR is strongly associated with CVD and the severity of OSAS and might be used as a biomarker to predict CVD in patients with OSAS.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Turgay Ucak ◽  
Ethem Unver

Purpose. To analyze the effects of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) on ocular parameters and determine the alterations in macular vasculature by optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCT-A) in patients with different stages of OSAS. Methods. All the participants underwent a full ophthalmological examination. Using the macular OCT-A scans, the retinal peripapillary capillary plexus (RPCP), foveal avascular zone (FAZ), and superficial and deep vessel densities were recorded. Results. A total of 77 patients (154 eyes) with OSAS and 27 control cases (54 eyes) were included in this prospective study. Of the OSAS patients, 27 had mild, 24 had moderate, and 26 had severe disease. The intraocular pressure (IOP) values were significantly higher in the severe OSAS group than the control cases (p=0.001). The average retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and the RNFL thickness of the temporal and inferior quadrants were significantly lower in the severe OSAS group compared with the control cases (p<0.05). There was a significant decrease in the mean RPCP values with a significant increase in the FAZ values of OSAS patients compared with the control group (p=0.001). Both the superficial and deep vascular densities were significantly decreased in OSAS patients, being the lowest in the severe OSAS group. Conclusions. Decreased vascular structures and increased FAZ may also be associated with the disease severity in OSAS and may be the main pathophysiological mechanisms in ocular alterations, which should be investigated in further studies.


Author(s):  
T. O. Brodovskaya ◽  
O. O. Grishchenko ◽  
I. F. Grishina ◽  
T. F. Peretolchina

Aim. To analyze heart remodeling features in with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and its association with obesity in the context of early cardiac aging.Material and methods. The study included 101 men, 41 patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 30 comorbid patients with OSA and obesity, the control group consisted of 30 healthy people. The average passport age of the patients was 40,4±6,7 years. Evaluation of OSA was carried out by cardiorespiratory monitoring, structural and functional features of the heart condition were studied using the echocardiography method, the average biological age was calculated.Results. Patients of both studied groups were characterized by structural and geometric rearrangement of the left heart chambers, transformation of physiological ellipsoid model into a spherical (left ventricle (LV) sphericity index 0,64±0,07 in the control group, 1,09±0,03 in the OSA group, 1,01±0,03 in the OSA + obesity group, p<0,05), LV hypertrophy (LV myocardial mass index was 78,1±23,9 in the group of healthy individuals, 98,1±11,4 in the OSA group and 116,0±29,4 in the OSA + obesity group, p<0,01). Systolic function in both study groups was preserved however, a tendency to stress of adaptive remodeling mechanisms was revealed. In addition, diastolic dysfunction was detected in both groups, in OSA group was associated with elasticity of the LV wall decrease, and in the OSA + obesity group, both with a violation of elasticity and an increase in the LV wall stiffness. The biological age of patients with OSA is 14% higher than the passport age, and with the association of OSA and obesity, by 39%.Conclusion. The obtained data prove impact of respiratory sleep disorders at heart remodeling as well as increased biological age. At the same time, the association of OSA with obesity has an additive adverse effect on the remodeling processes and the biological age of patients.


2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnès Daurat ◽  
Nathalie Huet ◽  
Michel Tiberge

This study assessed metamemory and its role in actual episodic memory performance in 26 patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and 27 healthy controls. Metamemory knowledge and memory beliefs were assessed using the Metamemory Inventory in Adulthood. Episodic memory performance was investigated with the Remember/Know paradigm. Subjective sleepiness was evaluated. Patients underwent a polysomnographic assessment. In contrast to the control group's more stable memory beliefs, patients self-assessed their memory as declining across time, and felt more anxious about their memory. There was only a modest difference between patients' self-perceptions of their memory capacities and those of the control group, but patients' actual memory performance was strongly disturbed. While the later was significantly correlated with severity of obstructive sleep apnea, scores on the Metamemory Inventory in Adulthood scales were not correlated with physiological measures, subjective sleepiness, or episodic memory performance. Obstructive sleep apnea may affect prefrontal cortex functioning and hence the ability to assess one's own memory impairment.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Sutji Pratiwi Rahardjo Hiro ◽  
Hiro Salomo Mangape ◽  
Abdul Qadar Punagi ◽  
Andi Nilawati Usman

INTRODUCTION: Sleep Apnea Syndrome is a syndrome with an episode of apnea or hypopnea during sleep. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of the vitamin C therapy to plasma Malondialdehyde (MDA) level in patients with chronic tonsillitis who have a risk factor of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), measured pre and post-therapy.METHODS: The design of this study was a clinical trial with pre-test and post-test control group. This study was conducted in Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital and Hasanuddin University Teaching Hospital in Makassar and 30 subjects was enrolled (20 subjects were patients with chronic tonsillitis and OSAS, and 10 subjects were control). The measurement of plasma MDA level was obtained using ELISA method. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test and Chi-square test.RESULTS: The results of this study showed a decreasing level of plasma MDA in patients with chronic tonsillitis and OSAS after the vitamin C therapy. However, there was no significant difference between patients who had not received vitamin C therapy.CONCLUSION: The intervention of vitamin C in chronic tonsillitis patients and can reduce levels of plasma MDA.


Author(s):  
Marn Joon Park ◽  
Young Jun Choi ◽  
Yong Seok Lee ◽  
Yoo-Sam Chung

Background and Objectives Upon operation of the tongue base for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), the lingual artery and the hypoglossal nerve are put at risk of injury, resulting in fatal complications such as massive bleeding upon damage. We studied the course of lingual artery in its relation with the tongue in OSAS patients and compared it with the age-and- gender-matched normal population.Subjects and Method Korean male patients confirmed with OSAS by polysomnography, including those who had contrast-enhanced computed tomography (ceCT) of the head and neck, were defined as “OSAS group.” Patients who had their ceCT image during the same study period were defined as the “control group.” The control group was paired with the OSAS group by age and sex. By using foramen cecum (FC) as the main reference point, four reference marks were defined. For each reference point, the distance between both lingual arteries and the depth of the lingual artery from the lingual surface of the tongue were evaluated. Results The depth of the lingual artery from the lingual surface of the tongue in the OSAS group (25.1±8.6 mm) was significantly different from the control (29.5±5.9 mm) at 1 cm anterior to the FC level (p<0.014). The width of both lingual arteries was narrower in the OSAS group (20.9±2.9) than in the control (24.3±6.1) at the FC level (p<0.003). Conclusion The course of lingual artery and its spatial relation with the tongue in Korean male OSAS patients differs from the matched normal population.


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