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Breath-holding time in normal subjects, snorers, and sleep apnea patients. 1995

V Taskar, and N Clayton, and M Atkins, and Z Shaheen, and P Stone, and A Woodcock
Department of Respiratory Physiology, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, England.

BACKGROUND The onset of irregular inspiratory muscle activity has been observed toward the breakpoint of the breath-holding maneuver. We wondered if this was similar to the increased respiratory effort with paradoxical breathing seen during the resolution of an apnea in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). OBJECTIVE To compare the breakpoint of breath holding in normal subjects, OSAS patients, and snorers. METHODS Thirty normal subjects, 30 patients with OSAS, and 16 snorers performed serial breath-holding maneuvers at functional residual capacity (FRC) under standardized pretest conditions using the rebreathing method of Read. RESULTS Intergroup comparisons were carried out by analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey's Highest Significant Difference tests. Basal end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) was significantly higher in OSAS than in normal subjects and snorers. Basal breath-holding time (BHT) was shorter in OSAS as compared with that in normal subjects and snorers (p < 0.05). The maximal EtCO2 level attained was higher in OSAS as compared with normal subjects (p < 0.05) and snorers (p = 0.052). The maximal BHT in OSAS was shorter than in normal subjects (p < 0.05) but not in snorers. The slope of BHT/EtCO2 differed significantly in OSAS compared with normal subjects and snorers (p < 0.05). No significant correlation was found between slope BHT/EtCO2 and age or body mass index using multiple regression analysis. The FRC of OSAS patients and snorers were similar (p = 0.792). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that BHT and slope of BHT/EtCO2 are different in OSAS subjects as opposed to those in normal subjects and snorers.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009119 Muscle Contraction A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments. Inotropism,Muscular Contraction,Contraction, Muscle,Contraction, Muscular,Contractions, Muscle,Contractions, Muscular,Inotropisms,Muscle Contractions,Muscular Contractions
D012119 Respiration The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration ( Breathing
D012132 Respiratory Muscles These include the muscles of the DIAPHRAGM and the INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES. Ventilatory Muscles,Respiratory Muscle,Muscle, Respiratory,Muscle, Ventilatory,Muscles, Respiratory,Muscles, Ventilatory,Ventilatory Muscle
D002245 Carbon Dioxide A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals. Carbonic Anhydride,Anhydride, Carbonic,Dioxide, Carbon
D005260 Female Females
D005652 Functional Residual Capacity The volume of air remaining in the LUNGS at the end of a normal, quiet expiration. It is the sum of the RESIDUAL VOLUME and the EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME. Common abbreviation is FRC. Capacities, Functional Residual,Capacity, Functional Residual,Functional Residual Capacities,Residual Capacities, Functional,Residual Capacity, Functional
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012891 Sleep Apnea Syndromes Disorders characterized by multiple cessations of respirations during sleep that induce partial arousals and interfere with the maintenance of sleep. Sleep apnea syndromes are divided into central (see SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL), obstructive (see SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE), and mixed central-obstructive types. Apnea, Sleep,Hypersomnia with Periodic Respiration,Sleep-Disordered Breathing,Mixed Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea,Sleep Apnea, Mixed,Sleep Apnea, Mixed Central and Obstructive,Sleep Hypopnea,Apnea Syndrome, Sleep,Apnea Syndromes, Sleep,Apneas, Sleep,Breathing, Sleep-Disordered,Hypopnea, Sleep,Hypopneas, Sleep,Mixed Sleep Apnea,Mixed Sleep Apneas,Sleep Apnea,Sleep Apnea Syndrome,Sleep Apneas,Sleep Apneas, Mixed,Sleep Disordered Breathing,Sleep Hypopneas

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