[Obstructive sleep apnea and asthma: Clinical implications]. 2021

W Trzepizur, and Y Mansour, and F Gagnadoux
Département de pneumologie et de médecine du sommeil, CHU d'Angers, Angers, France; Inserm U1063, SOPAM, université d'Angers, Angers, France. Electronic address: WoTrzepizur@chu-angers.fr.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and asthma are common respiratory diseases that can coexist in the same patient. Epidemiological and pathophysiological data suggest an independent link between these two diseases. Specially, OSA is frequently associated with non-eosinophilic and with poorly-controlled asthma. Common comorbidities including obesity, gastroesophageal reflux and rhinitis may promote this association. The impact of OSA treatment on the clinical and functional control of asthma has been extensively investigated. Numerous non-randomized studies suggest that continuous positive pressure treatment is likely to improve asthma symptoms, the control of the disease and quality of life in asthmatics with OSA. However, this impact has not been confirmed in the limited randomized trial available. To date, the optimal treatment approach in asthmatics with OSA is the best treatment of each disease separately and the recognition and treatment of comorbidities. When indicated, obesity surgery has a major impact on both diseases.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009765 Obesity A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D011788 Quality of Life A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease. HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001249 Asthma A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL). Asthma, Bronchial,Bronchial Asthma,Asthmas
D045422 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure A technique of respiratory therapy, in either spontaneously breathing or mechanically ventilated patients, in which airway pressure is maintained above atmospheric pressure throughout the respiratory cycle by pressurization of the ventilatory circuit. (On-Line Medical Dictionary [Internet]. Newcastle upon Tyne(UK): The University Dept. of Medical Oncology: The CancerWEB Project; c1997-2003 [cited 2003 Apr 17]. Available from: http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/) Airway Pressure Release Ventilation,BiPAP Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure,BiPAP Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure,Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure,Biphasic Positive Airway Pressure,APRV Ventilation Mode,Bilevel Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,Biphasic Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,CPAP Ventilation,Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure,nCPAP Ventilation,APRV Ventilation Modes,Ventilation Mode, APRV,Ventilation Modes, APRV,Ventilation, CPAP,Ventilation, nCPAP
D020181 Sleep Apnea, Obstructive A disorder characterized by recurrent apneas during sleep despite persistent respiratory efforts. It is due to upper airway obstruction. The respiratory pauses may induce HYPERCAPNIA or HYPOXIA. Cardiac arrhythmias and elevation of systemic and pulmonary arterial pressures may occur. Frequent partial arousals occur throughout sleep, resulting in relative SLEEP DEPRIVATION and daytime tiredness. Associated conditions include OBESITY; ACROMEGALY; MYXEDEMA; micrognathia; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; adenotonsilar dystrophy; and NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p395) Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Upper Airway Resistance Sleep Apnea Syndrome,Apnea, Obstructive Sleep,OSAHS,Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome,Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome,Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive,Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Syndrome, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive,Syndrome, Upper Airway Resistance, Sleep Apnea,Apneas, Obstructive Sleep,Obstructive Sleep Apneas,Sleep Apneas, Obstructive

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