Abstract
BackgroundAdaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) effectively suppresses central sleep apnoea (CSA) but has been associated with increased all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in chronic heart failure patients with reduced ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF). All-cause and, especially, cardiovascular mortality in chronic heart failure is highly correlated with sympathetic tone. This analysis of SERVE-HF data investigated the effect of ASV on sympathetic tone in patients with HFrEF and CSA.MethodsHFrEF patients in the SERVE-HF trial (left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤45%, apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI) ≥15 events·h−1with predominant CSA) were randomly assigned to receive guideline-based heart failure treatment alone (controls) or plus ASV. For this analysis, the primary outcome was change in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) at 3-month follow-up. The effects of baseline MSNA and change in MSNA over time on mortality in the main study were also assessed.Results40 patients with HFrEF were included in this analysis (age 71.3±11.7 years, LVEF 34.2±7.7%, 57.5% in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II, 42.5% in NYHA Functional Class III, AHI 35.2±11 events·h−1). Sympathetic tone evolution during follow-up did not differ between groups (controls: 47.6±8.3 bursts·min−1at baseline to 44.6±11.2 bursts·min−1; ASV group: 43.0±9.0 bursts·min−1at baseline to 42.74±9.45 bursts·min−1). The reduction in sympathetic tone was associated with significantly increased cardiovascular mortality in the ASV group, whereas in the control group reduced sympathetic tone appeared to be protective.ConclusionsSuppression of CSA with ASV did not seem to have a significant effect on chronic heart failure-related sympathetic activation. Simultaneous suppression of CSA and reduction in MSNA was associated with increased cardiovascular mortality.
Funder
Agir pour les Maladies Chroniques
Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Fondation agir pour les maladies chronique
ResMed Foundation
Publisher
European Respiratory Society (ERS)
Subject
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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