Fibromyalgia syndrome: Overnight falls in arterial oxygen saturation
Fibromyalgia syndrome: Overnight falls in arterial oxygen saturation
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DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9343(96)00067-8
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发表时间:
1996-07-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Cabello, AM
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作者:
Lario, BA;Valdivielso, JLA;Cabello, AM
PURPOSE: Sleep alterations and muscular changes suggesting hypoxia have been reported in fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) pathophysiology. We tested the hypothesis that patients with FS show falls in the oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in arterial blood (SaO(2)%) during sleep.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Overnight SaO(2)% was measured by digital pulse oximetry in 28 randomly selected women who met 1990 American College of Rheumatology criteria for the diagnosis of FS and 15 similar controls. Considering the results of pulse oximetry and in order to evaluate the possible presence of a sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) as the reason for the nocturnal desaturations, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) was mailed to the patients and controls. Patients and controls who had a score higher than 10 on the ESS underwent a polysomnographic study.RESULTS: Patients with FS showed lower overnight minimum SaO(2)% (85.8 +/- 1.3 versus 90.7 +/- 0.9 in controls, P < 0.05), greater number of desaturations (8.3 +/- 1.8 versus 2.7 +/- 0.8 in controls, P < 0.05) and more desaturations/hour (1.3 +/- 0.3 versus 0.4 +/- 0.1 in controls, P < 0.05), more night minutes in SaO(2)%