Study to assess the prevalence of central sleep apnea in patients with heart failure with reduced or mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF \<50%) followed by case-control study to assess the link between central sleep apnea and cognitive function
The study will be conducted in two phases: prevalence phase and cognitive phase. Adult patients with HFrEF/HFmrEF will perform a home sleep apnea test (HSAT). Patients will be assigned to one of the following groups based on their sleep study results: CSA, other SDB, or no SDB. This constitutes the prevalence phase of the study. The cognitive phase of the study is a case-control study that will assess cognitive function in 20 patients in the CSA group (case) and 20 patients in the no SDB group (control).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
Szpital Uniwersytecki we Wrocławiu
Wroclaw, Poland
Prevalence of CSA in tested HFrEF/HFmrEF patients
Determine the prevalence of CSA in a contemporary population of HFrEF/HFmrEF patients completing a Home Sleep Apnea Test (using a WatchPAT device) during the prevalence phase of the study.
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Difference in cognitive function scores between the HFrEF/HFmrEF CSA and no SDB groups using the CANTAB assessment.
Evaluate differences in cognitive function between adult patients with heart failure with reduced or mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF/HFmrEF) (LVEF \<50%) and central sleep apnea (CSA) versus patients with HFrEF/HFmrEF and no sleep disordered breathing (SDB) using a battery of assessments from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB).
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year
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