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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems |
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Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Pulmonary hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Correlation with disease severity and quality of life
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Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Praveen Kumar, Ajay Kumar Verma, Jyoti Bajpai, Sujita Kumar Kar, Akshyaya Pradhan, Surya Kant, Rajiv Garg, Santosh Kumar, Ram Avadh Singh Kushwaha, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Darshan Kumar Bajaj, Anand Srivastava and Ankit katiyar |
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| Corresponding Author |
Jyoti Bajpai, Associate Professor, FCCP, MD, Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George’s Medical University, Shahmina Road, Chowk, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India. jyotibajpai33@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Apnea-hypopnea index; Obstructive sleep apnea; Pulmonary hypertension; Quality of life; World Health Organisation Quality of Life Brief Version |
| Core Tip |
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly recognized as a contributor to cardiovascular morbidity, including pulmonary hypertension (PH). This present cross sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence and severity of PH in newly diagnosed OSA patients. Further, it evaluated its association with disease severity as well as quality of life (QoL). The 113 patients with de novo diagnosis with OSA underwent echocardiography to assess pulmonary artery pressures and completed the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. The prevalence of PH in patients with OSA was 71.68% and the prevalence increased with age and OSA severity (P < 0.01). There was positive correlation between apnea-hypopnea index and oxygen desaturation index with right ventricular systolic pressure (r = 0.677) and mean pulmonary artery pressure (r = 0.543). WHOQOL-BREF scores were significantly lower in PH patients, particularly in physical and psychological domains. PH is a prevalent and underdiagnosed complication of OSA that negatively impacts QoL. There is imminent need for integration of echocardiographic screening and QoL assessments into the routine management of OSA. |
| Publish Date |
2026-01-15 08:12 |
| Citation |
Kumar P, Verma AK, Bajpai J, Kar SK, Pradhan A, Kant S, Garg R, Kumar S, Kushwaha RAS, Verma SK, Bajaj DK, Srivastava A, katiyar A. Pulmonary hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Correlation with disease severity and quality of life. World J Cardiol 2026; 18(1): 112541 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v18/i1/112541.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112541 |
