Recognized Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated With Improved In-Hospital Outcomes After ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

ABSTRACT: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor for many cardiovascular conditions such as coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, systemic hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, and stroke. However, the association of OSA with outcomes in patients hospitalized for ST-elevation myocardial infarction remains controversial. We used the nation-wide inpatient sample between 2003 and 2011 to identify patients with a primary discharge diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction and then used the International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification code 327.23 to identify a group of patients with OSA. The primary outcome of interest was in-hospital mortality, and secondary outcomes were in-hospital cardiac arrest, length of stay and hospital charges. Our cohort i

SUBMITTER: Mohananey D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5586313 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature