• Int. J. Cardiol. · Feb 2016

    Usefulness of the SAME-TT2R2 score to predict anticoagulation control on VKA in patients with atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea.

    • Filip M Szymanski, Gregory Y H Lip, Krzysztof J Filipiak, Anna E Platek, and Grzegorz Karpinski.
    • 1(st) Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: filip.szymanski@wum.edu.pl.
    • Int. J. Cardiol. 2016 Feb 1; 204: 200-5.

    BackgroundOral anticoagulation is crucial for the prevention of stroke and thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation (AF). One of the comorbidities potentially affecting thromboembolic risk and anticoagulation effectiveness is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The objective of this study was to establish if presence of OSA is associated with poor expected benefit from vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy as assessed using the SAMe-TT2R2 score.MethodsWe studied AF patients planned for invasive electrophysiological procedures. All patients had a whole night polygraphy performed for the diagnosis of OSA, and their SAMe-TT2R2 score was calculated.ResultsWe studied 211 AF patients (mean age = 57.1 ± 10.2 years, 62.6% males). OSA with apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 15/h was found in 48 (22.7%) patients. Mean SAMe-TT2R2 score in non-OSA patients was 1.4 ± 0.9, compared to mild OSA patients, 1.5 ± 0.9; moderate OSA patients, 1.9 ± 1.1; and severe OSA patients, 2.8 ± 0.6. A significantly higher percentage of patients with SAMe-TT2R2 ≥ 2, indicating poor predicted INR control on VKAs, was found with increasing AHI category (37% vs. 41% vs. 57% vs. 100%, respectively). Patients with poor predicted anticoagulation control (SAMe-TT2R2 ≥ 2) had a higher prevalence of OSA. There was a lower proportion of patients with TTR > 70% among patients with moderate/severe OSA compared to no/mild OSA (13.6% vs. 29.6%, p = 0.03).ConclusionSAMe-TT2R2 scores in patients with OSA are substantially higher than in those without sleep-disordered breathing. The mean SAMe-TT2R2 score, as well as the percentage of patients with SAMe-TT2R2 score ≥ 2, suggests poor predicted anticoagulation control on VKA rises along with the AHI. There was a lower proportion of patients with TTR > 70% among patients with moderate/severe OSA, compared to no/mild OSA.Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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