Obstructive sleep apnoea and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction among first responders to the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attack: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is often linked to cardiovascular disease. A limited number of studies have reported an association between OSA and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). However, prior studies were performed on small patient populations. Studies have shown a high prevalence of OSA among first responders to the 9/11 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attack. We investigated the relationship between OSA and LVDD in a large population of WTC responders.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

One-time screening programme as part of the WTC-CHEST Study (NCT10466218), performed at a quaternary medical centre in New York City, from November 2011 to June 2014.

Participants

A total of 1007 participants with mean age of 51 years of mostl

SUBMITTER: Iyengar-Kapuganti RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020304 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature