Reimagining obstructive sleep apnoea: a new era for sleep medicine.
Reimagining obstructive sleep apnoea: a new era for sleep medicine.
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重新想象阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停:睡眠医学的新时代。
DOI:
10.1016/s2213-2600(23)00372-7
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2023
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Shah,Neomi
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Kundel,Vaishnavi;Cohen,Oren;Shah,Neomi
As The Lancet Respiratory Medicine marks its 10-year anniversary, the spotlight on obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has never been brighter. This past decade has reshaped our understanding of OSA pathophysiology and incited questions pertaining to the role of OSA therapy. As our understanding evolves, pressing questions emerge: do all OSA patients need treatment and, if so, which individuals require it most urgently? Moreover, how do different OSA treatments influence health outcomes? Researchers have made important insights into the effects of OSA therapy on patientcentred and cardiovascular outcomes, with substantial advancements in OSA classification using innovative physiological metrics and the incorporation of machinelearning algorithms and omics, paving the future for precision health in OSA.OSA affects nearly 1 billion individuals worldwide and is characterised by repetitive upper-airway collapse during sleep, resulting in intermittent hypoxaemia and sleep fragmentation. OSA is associated with various cardiovascular diseases and conditions, including hypertension, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and stroke. Currently, OSA is defined using the apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI), which captures the frequency of respiratory events per hour of sleep. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the cornerstone of OSA therapy and is effective at improving daytime sleepiness. However, multiple randomised controlled trials over the past decade have not shown a benefit of CPAP therapy in the prevention of composite cardiovascular events among non-sleepy patients with moderate-to-severe OSA. 1, 2 In the past decade, clinical sleep medicine has transitioned from the use of exhaustive overnight polysomnography to streamlined one-night home studies. This transformational shift was mainly driven by the perceived importance of the AHI as the sole metric of OSA severity. However, overemphasising this index neglects crucial physiological data, hindering accurate prediction of cardiovascular risk and a holistic understanding of patient health—including the intricate sleep-related interplay between the brain, heart, and lungs. In particular, the AHI fails to capture the array of repetitive physiological disruptions,