Characteristics of patients with rapid eye movement-related obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective review of 52 patients at a tertiary care center

Authors

  • Muhannad Hawari Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Mohamad Gayath Jamil Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Sanaa Hemideh Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ayman Alharbi Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20205468

Keywords:

REM-related OSA, Retrospective review, Comorbidity

Abstract

Background: The term “rapid eye movement (REM)-related obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)” is commonly used to describe sleep disordered breathing that occurs exclusively in REM sleep. The prevalence of REM-related OSA ranges from 10% to 36%. Despite the presence of reports describing the features of REM-related OSA, there is still much more to be known about it.

Methods: In this study we did retrospective review of 734 patients who had a diagnostic sleep study in a sleep lab at a tertiary center between January 2014 and August 2016 were reviewed.

Results: We found that hypertension was found in the charts of 50 patients, 36 of them were diagnosed with hypertension and on medical therapy (72%), 11 patients (out of 50) had diabetes (22%) and 9 (out of 49) had dyslipidemia. 2 patients (out of 49) had Ischemic heart disease (4%), 1 patient (out of 49) had stroke (2%) and 3 patients (out of 49) had arrhythmias (6%). 8 patients (out of 49) had thyroid disease (16%).

Conclusions: In conclusion Most patients had mild REM related OSA and most did not have subjective EDS. Hypertension was the most common comorbidity among our patients.

Author Biography

Muhannad Hawari, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

ICU Doctor (Fellow)in KFSHRC

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2020-12-22

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