Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation for Central Sleep Apnea. 2022

Emily S Sagalow, and Ashwin Ananth, and Rahul Alapati, and Elie Fares, and Zhanna Fast
Department of Sleep Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: Emily.Sagalow@jefferson.edu.

RespiCardia remedē System (Minnetonka, MN 2017), a transvenous phrenic nerve stimulator, is indicated to treat central sleep apnea (CSA) by stimulating the phrenic nerve to cause diaphragmatic contraction to restore normal breathing during sleep. CSA is associated with decreased patient quality of life and worsens cardiovascular outcomes. Systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane, EBSCO CINAHL, and Ovid databases were queried by 2 independent reviewers for English-language studies published between 2000 and 2021. The initial search screened for all occurrences of "remedē" then was further refined to include studies evaluating use of the RespiCardia remedē System as a treatment for CSA in multiple patients. A total of 124 articles were identified from the initial search results. A total of 37 articles were identified through screening of title and abstracts from initial results. Full-text review of all the articles was then completed. Of the 13 articles included, a total of 232 patients underwent device implantation. We sought to summarize the available evidence regarding patient selection for implantation, immediate and delayed complications, adherence to therapy, and polysomnographic evidence of efficacy. All 13 articles detailed significant decreases in central apnea index and many patients reported significant mild to marked improvement in quality of life. In conclusion, the remedē System has been demonstrated to improve sleep and respiratory parameters, with few complications. This device demonstrates safe and effective treatment of moderate to severe CSA in adult patients, including those with heart failure.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010791 Phrenic Nerve The motor nerve of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve fibers originate in the cervical spinal column (mostly C4) and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm. Nerve, Phrenic,Nerves, Phrenic,Phrenic Nerves
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
D004599 Electric Stimulation Therapy Application of electric current in treatment without the generation of perceptible heat. It includes electric stimulation of nerves or muscles, passage of current into the body, or use of interrupted current of low intensity to raise the detection threshold of the skin to pain. Electrotherapy,Electrical Stimulation Therapy,Interferential Current Electrotherapy,Therapeutic Electric Stimulation,Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation,Therapy, Electric Stimulation,Electric Stimulation, Therapeutic,Electrical Stimulation, Therapeutic,Electrotherapy, Interferential Current,Stimulation Therapy, Electric,Stimulation Therapy, Electrical,Stimulation, Therapeutic Electric,Stimulation, Therapeutic Electrical,Therapy, Electrical Stimulation
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000078202 Systematic Reviews as Topic Works about a review of primary literature in health and health policy that attempt to identify, appraise, and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question. It's conducted using explicit methods aimed at minimizing bias in order to produce more reliable findings regarding the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation that can be used to inform decision making. Systematic Review as Topic,Umbrella Reviews as Topic,Reviews Systematic as Topic
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D020182 Sleep Apnea, Central A condition associated with multiple episodes of sleep apnea which are distinguished from obstructive sleep apnea (SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE) by the complete cessation of efforts to breathe. This disorder is associated with dysfunction of central nervous system centers that regulate respiration. Apnea, Sleep, Central,Central Sleep Apnea,Hypoventilation, Central Alveolar,Ondine Syndrome,Sleep-Disordered Breathing, Central,Apnea, Central,Apnea, Central Sleep,Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome,Central Sleep Apnea Syndrome,Central Sleep Apnea, Primary,Central Sleep Apnea, Secondary,Central Sleep Disordered Breathing,Newborn Primary Sleep Apneas,Primary Central Sleep Apnea,Primary Sleep Apneas of Newborn,Secondary Central Sleep Apnea,Sleep Apnea, Lethal Central,Sleep Apnea, Newborn, Primary,Alveolar Hypoventilation, Central,Alveolar Hypoventilations, Central,Apneas, Central,Apneas, Central Sleep,Breathing, Central Sleep-Disordered,Breathings, Central Sleep-Disordered,Central Alveolar Hypoventilation,Central Apnea,Central Apneas,Central Sleep Apneas,Central Sleep-Disordered Breathing,Central Sleep-Disordered Breathings,Hypoventilations, Central Alveolar,Sleep Apneas, Central,Sleep Disordered Breathing, Central,Sleep-Disordered Breathings, Central

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