• Clinical cardiology · Nov 2005

    Assessment of continuous positive airway pressure treatment in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome using 24-hour urinary catecholamines.

    • Mayo Sukegawa, Akiko Noda, Tatsuki Sugiura, Seiichi Nakata, Shigehito Yoshizaki, Taro Soga, Yoshinari Yasuda, Norihisa Iwayama, Shigeru Nakai, and Yasuo Koike.
    • The Department of Pathophysiological Laboratory Sciences, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
    • Clin Cardiol. 2005 Nov 1;28(11):519-22.

    BackgroundObstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is related to diurnal sympathetic hyperactivity and increased blood pressure, both factors that are likely to lead to the development of cardiovascular disease.HypothesisThe study investigated whether 24-h urinary catecholamines would reflect the effect of obstructive sleep apnea on autonomic activity.MethodsStandard polysomnography was performed in 17 patients with OSAS (age 53.7 +/- 13.5 years, mean +/- standard deviation). The number of apnea/hypopnea episodes per hour of sleep (apnea/hypopnea index [AHI]); number of oxygen desaturation episodes per hour (desaturation index [DSI]); arousals per hour (arousal index); lowest oxygen saturation (lowest SpO2); and percentages of stages 1, 2, 3/4, and rapid eye movement sleep (% stage 1, -2, and -3/4, and % REM, respectively) were measured. Overnight continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration was performed the night after the baseline sleep measurements had been taken. Twenty-four-hour urinary adrenaline and noradrenaline were also examined.ResultsDuring the CPAP treatment, both 24-h urinary adrenaline and noradrenaline were significantly lower compared with natural sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure significantly decreased the AHI, DSI, % stage 1, and arousal index and significantly increased the lowest SpO2. There were no significant differences in % stage 2, % stage 3/4, and % REM between before and during CPAP treatment. Multiple analysis of covariance tests revealed that lowest SpO2 was the most important factor for increasing 24-h urinary noradrenaline levels (F = 4.75, p = 0.048).ConclusionsOne night CPAP treatment could improve autonomic dysfunction. The assessment of 24-h urinary noradrenaline would provide important information for evaluating the effect of CPAP treatment.

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