Clinical phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea after ischemic stroke: a cluster analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in patients with ischemic stroke. Untreated OSA is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and OSA treatment may improve neurological recovery in stroke survivors, yet OSA in stroke patients remains poorly characterized. The goal of this study is to identify clinical phenotypes of ischemic stroke patients with OSA.

Methods

Participants (n = 451) with ischemic strokes and OSA (respiratory-event-index, (REI) ≥ 10/hour based on home sleep apnea testing) were identified from the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project. Latent class analysis was performed based on the following variables: age, sex, race/ethnicity, REI, pre-stroke snoring, pre-stroke tiredness/fatigue, pre-stroke

SUBMITTER: Schutz SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7424592 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature