Open AccessClinical study of atherosclerotic plaque in the carotid artery and lower extremities in patients with obstructive sleep apnea‐hypopnea syndrome
Author(s) -
Li Xiaolong,
Wang Pu,
Huang Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the clinical respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.789
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1752-699X
pISSN - 1752-6981
DOI - 10.1111/crj.13378
Subject(s) - medicine , hypopnea , polysomnography , obstructive sleep apnea , carotid arteries , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , sleep apnea , apnea , physics , optics
Objective The present study aimed to explore the relationship between young and middle‐aged patients with obstructive sleep apnea‐hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and atherosclerotic plaque of the carotid artery and lower extremities. Methods A total of 110 patients diagnosed with OSAHS by polysomnography in the researchers’ hospital from September 2018 to September 2019 were selected as the research objects. The enrolled patients were divided into a mild group (36 cases), a moderate group (38 cases), and a severe group (36 cases). Another 36 healthy subjects were set up as the non‐OSAHS group. All the selected subjects were examined by color Doppler ultrasound of the carotid artery and lower extremity arteries. Results The detection rate of atherosclerotic plaque of the carotid artery and/or lower extremities in patients with OSAHS was significantly higher than that in the non‐OSAHS group ( P < 0.05), and the incidence of plaque tended to increase along with an increase in the degree of OSAHS. Conclusion The findings indicate that OSAHS might be an independent influencing factor for atherosclerosis.