Ventricular assist devices and sleep-disordered breathing

Bindu Akkanti; Richard J Castriotta; Pavani Sayana; Emmanuel Nunez; Indranee Rajapreyar; Sachin Kumar; Sriram Nathan; Ruckshanda Majid

doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2016.08.002

Ventricular assist devices and sleep-disordered breathing

Sleep Med Rev. 2017 Oct:35:51-61. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.08.002. Epub 2016 Aug 25.

Authors

Bindu Akkanti¹, Richard J Castriotta², Pavani Sayana³, Emmanuel Nunez³, Indranee Rajapreyar³, Sachin Kumar³, Sriram Nathan³, Ruckshanda Majid¹

Affiliations

¹ Divisions of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
² Divisions of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Center for Advanced Heart Failure, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.

PMID: 27641662
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2016.08.002

Abstract

Congestive heart failure is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and left ventricular assist devices have revolutionized treatment of end-stage heart failure. Given that sleep apnea results in significant morbidity in these patients with advanced heart failure, practicing sleep physicians need to have an understanding of left ventricular assist devices. In this review, we summarize what is known about ventricular assist devices as they relate to sleep medicine.

Keywords: Central sleep apnea; Complex sleep apnea; Congestive heart failure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep-disordered breathing; Ventricular assist device.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Heart Failure / blood
Heart Failure / complications*
Heart-Assist Devices*
Humans
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / blood
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / complications*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / etiology