Role of Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in both initial assessment and follow up of OSA patients on CPAP therapy | ||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 September 2025 | ||
| Document Type: Review Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2025.414481.4115 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Amany A Fawzy1; Alaa A Hassan1; Mohamed Sobh El Gammal2; Nagwan Adel* 3; Eman Hesham4 | ||
| 1Chest Department , Faculty of Medicine , Zagazig University | ||
| 2Professor of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine - Zagazig University, Egypt | ||
| 3chest department, Faculty of Medicine, zagazig university | ||
| 4Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The most common respiratory disorder associated with sleep is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. Being linked to alterations in the pulmonary circulation that cause anatomical and functional alterations in the right ventricle (RV), which may be connected to those patients' unfavorable prognosis. Interest in developing echocardiographic techniques for OSA screening and severity assessment was sparked by changes in the anatomy and function of the heart chambers, particularly the right ventricle (RV). Myocardial deformation, or "strain," of all heart chambers can be measured segmentally or globally using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). By offering more sensitive information with a quick and simple evaluation, it has the advantage of overcoming several of the drawbacks of basic echocardiography, such as angle, load-dependence, and limited reproducibility. Positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment has been and still is the "gold" standard of treating OSA at all severity levels, with continuous PAP (CPAP) being the most commonly used alternative. Conclusions :Speckle Tracking Echocardiography not only can detect myocardial changes in OSA patients & assess severity ; but also can judge response to CPAP therapy especially in compliant patients | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Obstructive sleep apnea; Speckle Tracking Echo; CPAP; adherence | ||
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