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Serkan Akdag,Aytac Akyol,Huseyin Altug Cakmak,Hulya Gunbatar,Muntecep Asker,Naci Babat,Aydin Rodi Tosu,Mehmet Yaman,Hasan Ali Gumrukcuoglu 대한심장학회 2015 Korean Circulation Journal Vol.45 No.6
Background and Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with increased arterial stiffness and cardiovascularcomplications. The objective of this study was to assess whether the color M-mode-derived propagation velocity of the descendingthoracic aorta (aortic velocity propagation, AVP) was an echocardiographic marker for arterial stiffness in OSAS. Subjects and Methods: : The study population included 116 patients with OSAS and 90 age and gender-matched control subjects. Thepatients with OSAS were categorized according to their apnea hypopnea index (AHI) as follows: mild to moderate degree (AHI 5-30) andsevere degree (AHI≥30). Aortofemoral pulse wave velocity (PWV), carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), brachial artery flow-mediateddilatation (FMD), and AVP were measured to assess arterial stiffness. Results: AVP and FMD were significantly decreased in patients with OSAS compared to controls (p<0.001). PWV and CIMT were increasedin the OSAS group compared to controls (p<0.001). Moreover, AVP and FMD were significantly decreased in the severe OSAS groupcompared to the mild to moderate OSAS group (p<0.001). PWV and CIMT were significantly increased in the severe group compared tothe mild to moderate group (p<0.001). AVP was significantly positively correlated with FMD (r=0.564, p<0.001). However, it was found tobe significantly inversely related to PWV (r=-0.580, p<0.001) and CIMT (r=-0.251, p<0.001). Conclusion: The measurement of AVP is a novel and practical echocardiographic method, which may be used to identify arterial stiffnessin OSAS