Obesity and Respiration - Dr. Parthiv Mehta
Obesity
and
RESPIRATION
Dr. Parthiv MEHTA
Central UNITED Hospital
Ahmedabad
GOAL
• Increase awareness towards Obesity
• Understand Obesity related
Respiratory Disorder - Sleep Apnoea –
with reference to risks if untreated
• Educate / Revise recognizing,
preventing and treating Sleep Apnoea
• Definition….
Obesity
Obesity
100______________
1.80 X 1.80
= 30.7
• BMI over 25….. Kg/m2
• BMI Calculator…
Weight in kg_____________________________
Height in meter X Height in meter
www.bmi3d.com
• Scientists have identified SNP (single nucleotide
polymorphism) named “rs12970134” to be mostly
associated with waist circumference.
• Over 2000 individuals of Indian origin participated
and SNP “rs12970134” is found highly prevalent.
• Internationally, a BMI over 25 kg/m2 is considered
overweight. Due to genetic tendency of Indians
towards abdominal obesity and its associated risk
of related lifestyle diseases like Diabetes & Heart
Disease,
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and ICMR
released updated guidelines (in 2012) that
BMI over 23 kg/m2 is considered overweight.
Normal : 18.0-22.9 kg/m2
Overweight: 23.0-24.9 kg/m2
Obesity: >25 kg/m2
Obesity - INDIA
Obesity - INDIA
• Obesity has reached epidemic
proportions in India, with morbid
obesity affecting 5% of the country's
population.
Male Female
India Gujarat India Gujarat
12.1 15.4 16.0 17.7
Obesity - INDIA
Obesity
Human Lung…
• 22-24 generations
• >1,00,000 bronchi,
bronchioles
• 2400 km of airways
• 30-50 Cr alveoli
• 0.3mm in diameter
• Surface area 70m2
• Capillaries 992 km end to end
Human Lung…
Human Lung…
Human Lung…
Respiration:
Air - In and Out of Lungs
I’m Thin, My Lungs are Happy..
I’m Moderate…Lungs feel OK..
Oh dear…I’m Compressed..
Obesity and Respiration - Dr. Parthiv Mehta
See the Difference…
Our Nose & Throat…
Our Nose & Throat…
Our Nose & Throat…
Our Nose & Throat…
Our Nose & Throat…
With Obesity…
FAT
079 26854849
079 26854849
079 26854849
While asleep…
Obesity and Respiration - Dr. Parthiv Mehta
FLOW
TIME
Open Airway
Obesity and Respiration - Dr. Parthiv Mehta
Flow Limitation
TIME
FLOW
While asleep…SNORING…
Obesity and Respiration - Dr. Parthiv Mehta
Snore
FLOW
TIME
Severe Cases….AWAKENING..
Obesity and Respiration - Dr. Parthiv Mehta
Apnea
TIME
FLOW
Sleep Apnoea - Mechanism
• During sleep
– When the muscles at the back of the
airway relax and the upper airway
partially or completely collapses
– Leads to obstruction in breathing and
restricts airflow.
• Snoring is a common symptom of SA.
Every Snorer may not be Apnoeic
Sleep Apnoea - Mechanism
Sleep Apnoea
• Sleep Apnoea (SA) is disordered breathing
during sleep.
• The airway is mechanically obstructed
causing a cessation of breathing - OSA.
• An apnoea occurs when a person stops
breathing for 10 seconds or more.
• If untreated can lead to Cardiovascular
and Cerebro-vascular disease and Injury
from vehicular accidents because of
sleepiness.
Sleep Apnoea
Symptoms
 Snoring
 Night time gasping or pauses in breathing
 Morning headaches
 Daytime fatigue
 Excessive drowsiness at Day
 Body ache – Leg cramps
 Difficulty in concentration
 Forgetfulness
 Overweight & obesity
 High Blood Pressure
Towards the End of Day
Sleep Apnoea – Reasons…
Mechanical obstruction of the airway
BMI (body mass index) of 25 or above -
Obesity
Short neck or Excessive tissue in neck area
Aging process which causes the neck
muscles to loose tone and collapse when
lying supine
Crowded teeth and narrow palate in
children
Sleep Apnoea – Existence..
Sleep Apnoea – Existence..
OSA – “Pickwickian Syndromme”: 1836
• Joe – “The Fat Boy”
who was described by
Charles Dickens in
“The Pickwick Papers”
had typical features
with snoring, obesity
and sleepiness.
W. H. Broadbent: Lancet (1877)
• “When a person, especially advanced in years, is lying
on his back in heavy sleep and snoring loudly,
• it very commonly happens that every now and then
inspiration fails to overcome the resistance in the
pharynx - of which stridor or snoring is the audible sign,
• and there will be perfect silence through two, three, or
four respiratory periods, in which there are ineffectual
chest movements;
• finally, air enters with a loud snort, after which there
are several compensatory deep inspirations before the
breathing settles down to its usual rhythm..”
Sleep Apnoea – Existence..
Why Don’t Animal Get it??
Why Don’t Animal Get it??
Why Don’t Animal Get it??
Sleep Apnoea - Burden
• 42 million Americans suffer from OSA
– Found across all age groups, both sexes,
all socioeconomic classes and ethnic
groups
– Most common in obese middle-aged men
and obese postmenopausal women
• 4-9% of Population in INDIA fall in High
Risk group
Young et al. Sleep 2008
Sleep Apnoea – Effect on Body
During an apnoea At the end of an apnoea
Oxygen levels begin to
decrease
Oxygen “recovers” upon
arousal (though this may
take several minutes)
Heart rate slows Dramatic rise in heart rate
Blood pressure drops
Dramatic rise in blood
pressure
Sleep Apnoea –A Common Companion
Diabetes
Obesity
All Hypertension
Atrial Fibrillation
Congestive
Heart Failure
Drug-Resistant
Hypertension
Coronary Artery
Disease
Pacemakers
80%
50%
35%
50%
Sjostrom et al,
Thorax, 2002
Logan et al,
J. Hypertension, 2001
Javaheri et al,
Circulation, 1999
O'Keeffe & Patterson,
Obes Surgery, 2004
Einhorn et al.
Endocrine Prac, 2007
50% Somers et al,
Circulation, 2004
77%
30%
59%
Garrigue et al.
Circulation 2007
Schafer et al.
Cardiology 1999
Sleep Apnoea –A Common Companion
Diabetes
Obesity
All Hypertension
Atrial Fibrillation
Congestive
Heart Failure
Drug-Resistant
Hypertension
Coronary Artery
Disease
Pacemakers
80%
50%
35%
50%
Sjostrom et al,
Thorax, 2002
Logan et al,
J. Hypertension, 2001
Javaheri et al,
Circulation, 1999
O'Keeffe & Patterson,
Obes Surgery, 2004
Einhorn et al.
Endocrine Prac, 2007
50% Somers et al,
Circulation, 2004
77%
30%
59%
Garrigue et al.
Circulation 2007
Schafer et al.
Cardiology 1999
Sleep Apnoea – Impact on Heart
Postgrad Med J 2008; 84:15-22
Sleep Apnoea – Impact on Heart
High Blood Pressure – All cause Hypertension
• 3 times higher risk to develop High Blood
pressure
• ~40% of people with OSA have high blood
pressure while awake
Heart Attack – Ischaemia / Infarction
• 36% of patients with OSA had Fatal or Non fatal
event.
• Sudden death from cardiac causes (between
midnight and 6 am) occurred in 46% of pts with
OSA v/s 16% of general population
Sleep Apnea is an
identifiable cause of
hypertension
according to the
National Institute of
Health (NIH)
Sleep Apnoea – Impact on Heart
Heart Failure - CCF
• 3 times more common in “mild-moderate OSA”
then in “no OSA”
Abnormal Heart Beats – Arrhythmia
• 48% had cardiac arrhythmias at night - 2%
sustained VT, 11% sinus arrest, 8% AV block, 19%
VPC
• 4 times increased risk of AF in pts with OSA
(AHI>30) (Sleep Heart Health Study 2006)
• Onset of >75% of persistent AF episodes in pts with
OSA occur at night (8pm-8am)
• AF recurrence after cardio-version twice as high in
untreated OSA
Sleep Apnoea – Impact of Treatment
High Blood Pressure:
• Proven benefits from sleep apnoea therapy in
lowering blood pressure
– 4mm Hg to 10mm Hg reduction with CPAP therapy
• Study showed a fall in systolic BP by 10 mm
after 4 weeks of CPAP
• Improvement in blood pressure correlated
with improvement / reduction in sleepiness.
Becker et al. Circulation 2003
Sleep Apnoea – Impact of Treatment
Cardiac Failure:
• Proven benefits from sleep apnoea therapy in
improving cardiovascular health
– Left ventricular ejection fraction, six-minute walk,
VO2 max, after load, BNP
Kaneko et al. NEJM 2003, Maisel et al. UCSD VA Hospital – Case
Study Data (2002), Teschler et al. AJRCCM 2001
• 8 patients with dilated DCM and OSA: one month-
increased EF 37% to 49%, improved dyspnea:
improvement reversed one week after withdrawal
• 24 patients with HF and OSA: randomized: 1 month:
mean decrease in day time HR, BP, increased EF by 9%
Postgrad Med J 2008; 84:15-22
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008; 5:200-206
Sleep Apnoea – IMPACT of AWARENESS
• Widespread public awareness resulted into
an 80% increase of newly diagnosed cases of
OSA over the next 24 months
• With the initiation of early therapy,
morbidity and mortality rates due to related
cardiovascular disease in the at risk
population reduced by 60% within the next
48 months.
healthypeople.org. Healthy People 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2003, ProQuest
Let us Recap…..Obesity
SLEEP, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2007
Sleep Apnoea – Wagon Wheel
High
Blood
Pressure
Cardiac
Problems:
CCF, Arrhythmia,
Heart Attack
Memory
Problems:
Inability to
think correctly
Insulin
Resistance:
Even in non-
Diabetic
Increased
Accidents:
Road Traffic
Work place
Stroke
Obstructive
Sleep
Apnoea
Take Home Message…
• There is a clear association between
Obesity, OSA and cardiovascular disease
• Higher incidence of adverse
cardiovascular events in untreated
patients with Obesity and OSA
• Early Detection and Treatment helps to
eliminate potential Cardio-Vascular Risks
and reduces morbidity and mortality.
Postgrad Med J 2008; 84:15-22 SLEEP 2007;30(3):291-304
CHEST 2008; 133:793-804 Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008; 5:200-206
If UNTREATED…..
Take Home Message…
Obesity with Sleep Apnoea can
SINK LIFE..
Further references…

Obesity and Respiration 2016

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    Obesity and Respiration- Dr. Parthiv Mehta Obesity and RESPIRATION Dr. Parthiv MEHTA Central UNITED Hospital Ahmedabad
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    GOAL • Increase awarenesstowards Obesity • Understand Obesity related Respiratory Disorder - Sleep Apnoea – with reference to risks if untreated • Educate / Revise recognizing, preventing and treating Sleep Apnoea
  • 3.
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    Obesity 100______________ 1.80 X 1.80 =30.7 • BMI over 25….. Kg/m2 • BMI Calculator… Weight in kg_____________________________ Height in meter X Height in meter
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    • Scientists haveidentified SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) named “rs12970134” to be mostly associated with waist circumference. • Over 2000 individuals of Indian origin participated and SNP “rs12970134” is found highly prevalent. • Internationally, a BMI over 25 kg/m2 is considered overweight. Due to genetic tendency of Indians towards abdominal obesity and its associated risk of related lifestyle diseases like Diabetes & Heart Disease, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and ICMR released updated guidelines (in 2012) that BMI over 23 kg/m2 is considered overweight. Normal : 18.0-22.9 kg/m2 Overweight: 23.0-24.9 kg/m2 Obesity: >25 kg/m2 Obesity - INDIA
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    Obesity - INDIA •Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in India, with morbid obesity affecting 5% of the country's population. Male Female India Gujarat India Gujarat 12.1 15.4 16.0 17.7
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    Human Lung… • 22-24generations • >1,00,000 bronchi, bronchioles • 2400 km of airways • 30-50 Cr alveoli • 0.3mm in diameter • Surface area 70m2 • Capillaries 992 km end to end
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    Respiration: Air - Inand Out of Lungs
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    I’m Thin, MyLungs are Happy..
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    Obesity and Respiration- Dr. Parthiv Mehta See the Difference…
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    Our Nose &Throat…
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    Our Nose &Throat…
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    Our Nose &Throat…
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    Our Nose &Throat…
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    Our Nose &Throat…
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    Obesity and Respiration- Dr. Parthiv Mehta FLOW TIME Open Airway
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    Obesity and Respiration- Dr. Parthiv Mehta Flow Limitation TIME FLOW
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    Obesity and Respiration- Dr. Parthiv Mehta Snore FLOW TIME
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    Obesity and Respiration- Dr. Parthiv Mehta Apnea TIME FLOW
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    Sleep Apnoea -Mechanism • During sleep – When the muscles at the back of the airway relax and the upper airway partially or completely collapses – Leads to obstruction in breathing and restricts airflow. • Snoring is a common symptom of SA. Every Snorer may not be Apnoeic
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    Sleep Apnoea -Mechanism
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    Sleep Apnoea • SleepApnoea (SA) is disordered breathing during sleep. • The airway is mechanically obstructed causing a cessation of breathing - OSA. • An apnoea occurs when a person stops breathing for 10 seconds or more. • If untreated can lead to Cardiovascular and Cerebro-vascular disease and Injury from vehicular accidents because of sleepiness.
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    Sleep Apnoea Symptoms  Snoring Night time gasping or pauses in breathing  Morning headaches  Daytime fatigue  Excessive drowsiness at Day  Body ache – Leg cramps  Difficulty in concentration  Forgetfulness  Overweight & obesity  High Blood Pressure Towards the End of Day
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    Sleep Apnoea –Reasons… Mechanical obstruction of the airway BMI (body mass index) of 25 or above - Obesity Short neck or Excessive tissue in neck area Aging process which causes the neck muscles to loose tone and collapse when lying supine Crowded teeth and narrow palate in children
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    Sleep Apnoea –Existence..
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    Sleep Apnoea –Existence.. OSA – “Pickwickian Syndromme”: 1836 • Joe – “The Fat Boy” who was described by Charles Dickens in “The Pickwick Papers” had typical features with snoring, obesity and sleepiness.
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    W. H. Broadbent:Lancet (1877) • “When a person, especially advanced in years, is lying on his back in heavy sleep and snoring loudly, • it very commonly happens that every now and then inspiration fails to overcome the resistance in the pharynx - of which stridor or snoring is the audible sign, • and there will be perfect silence through two, three, or four respiratory periods, in which there are ineffectual chest movements; • finally, air enters with a loud snort, after which there are several compensatory deep inspirations before the breathing settles down to its usual rhythm..” Sleep Apnoea – Existence..
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    Sleep Apnoea -Burden • 42 million Americans suffer from OSA – Found across all age groups, both sexes, all socioeconomic classes and ethnic groups – Most common in obese middle-aged men and obese postmenopausal women • 4-9% of Population in INDIA fall in High Risk group Young et al. Sleep 2008
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    Sleep Apnoea –Effect on Body During an apnoea At the end of an apnoea Oxygen levels begin to decrease Oxygen “recovers” upon arousal (though this may take several minutes) Heart rate slows Dramatic rise in heart rate Blood pressure drops Dramatic rise in blood pressure
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    Sleep Apnoea –ACommon Companion Diabetes Obesity All Hypertension Atrial Fibrillation Congestive Heart Failure Drug-Resistant Hypertension Coronary Artery Disease Pacemakers 80% 50% 35% 50% Sjostrom et al, Thorax, 2002 Logan et al, J. Hypertension, 2001 Javaheri et al, Circulation, 1999 O'Keeffe & Patterson, Obes Surgery, 2004 Einhorn et al. Endocrine Prac, 2007 50% Somers et al, Circulation, 2004 77% 30% 59% Garrigue et al. Circulation 2007 Schafer et al. Cardiology 1999
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    Sleep Apnoea –ACommon Companion Diabetes Obesity All Hypertension Atrial Fibrillation Congestive Heart Failure Drug-Resistant Hypertension Coronary Artery Disease Pacemakers 80% 50% 35% 50% Sjostrom et al, Thorax, 2002 Logan et al, J. Hypertension, 2001 Javaheri et al, Circulation, 1999 O'Keeffe & Patterson, Obes Surgery, 2004 Einhorn et al. Endocrine Prac, 2007 50% Somers et al, Circulation, 2004 77% 30% 59% Garrigue et al. Circulation 2007 Schafer et al. Cardiology 1999
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    Sleep Apnoea –Impact on Heart Postgrad Med J 2008; 84:15-22
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    Sleep Apnoea –Impact on Heart High Blood Pressure – All cause Hypertension • 3 times higher risk to develop High Blood pressure • ~40% of people with OSA have high blood pressure while awake Heart Attack – Ischaemia / Infarction • 36% of patients with OSA had Fatal or Non fatal event. • Sudden death from cardiac causes (between midnight and 6 am) occurred in 46% of pts with OSA v/s 16% of general population Sleep Apnea is an identifiable cause of hypertension according to the National Institute of Health (NIH)
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    Sleep Apnoea –Impact on Heart Heart Failure - CCF • 3 times more common in “mild-moderate OSA” then in “no OSA” Abnormal Heart Beats – Arrhythmia • 48% had cardiac arrhythmias at night - 2% sustained VT, 11% sinus arrest, 8% AV block, 19% VPC • 4 times increased risk of AF in pts with OSA (AHI>30) (Sleep Heart Health Study 2006) • Onset of >75% of persistent AF episodes in pts with OSA occur at night (8pm-8am) • AF recurrence after cardio-version twice as high in untreated OSA
  • 56.
    Sleep Apnoea –Impact of Treatment High Blood Pressure: • Proven benefits from sleep apnoea therapy in lowering blood pressure – 4mm Hg to 10mm Hg reduction with CPAP therapy • Study showed a fall in systolic BP by 10 mm after 4 weeks of CPAP • Improvement in blood pressure correlated with improvement / reduction in sleepiness. Becker et al. Circulation 2003
  • 57.
    Sleep Apnoea –Impact of Treatment Cardiac Failure: • Proven benefits from sleep apnoea therapy in improving cardiovascular health – Left ventricular ejection fraction, six-minute walk, VO2 max, after load, BNP Kaneko et al. NEJM 2003, Maisel et al. UCSD VA Hospital – Case Study Data (2002), Teschler et al. AJRCCM 2001 • 8 patients with dilated DCM and OSA: one month- increased EF 37% to 49%, improved dyspnea: improvement reversed one week after withdrawal • 24 patients with HF and OSA: randomized: 1 month: mean decrease in day time HR, BP, increased EF by 9% Postgrad Med J 2008; 84:15-22 Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008; 5:200-206
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    Sleep Apnoea –IMPACT of AWARENESS • Widespread public awareness resulted into an 80% increase of newly diagnosed cases of OSA over the next 24 months • With the initiation of early therapy, morbidity and mortality rates due to related cardiovascular disease in the at risk population reduced by 60% within the next 48 months. healthypeople.org. Healthy People 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2003, ProQuest
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    Let us Recap…..Obesity SLEEP,Vol. 30, No. 3, 2007
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    Sleep Apnoea –Wagon Wheel High Blood Pressure Cardiac Problems: CCF, Arrhythmia, Heart Attack Memory Problems: Inability to think correctly Insulin Resistance: Even in non- Diabetic Increased Accidents: Road Traffic Work place Stroke Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
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    Take Home Message… •There is a clear association between Obesity, OSA and cardiovascular disease • Higher incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in untreated patients with Obesity and OSA • Early Detection and Treatment helps to eliminate potential Cardio-Vascular Risks and reduces morbidity and mortality. Postgrad Med J 2008; 84:15-22 SLEEP 2007;30(3):291-304 CHEST 2008; 133:793-804 Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008; 5:200-206
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    If UNTREATED….. Take HomeMessage… Obesity with Sleep Apnoea can SINK LIFE..
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Editor's Notes

  • #36 “breathing during sleep with hoarse or harsh sounds as caused by the vibration of the soft palate” Membranous parts (diffuse, soft palate, uvula, pharyngeal walls etc) of the upper airway which lack cartilage support may vibrate. Thus Rx difficult. Theory – effects of air wall compliance, gas density, and airway dimensions on the pressure flow relationship Eg: breathing a mix of O2 and helium reduces snoring b/c it decreases airflow turbulence and relationship on pressure-flow. Alcohol – reduces pharyngeal dilator muscle tone and increases air wall compliance = floppy Usually insp. sound but can occur on exp. Male dominance of snoring unexplained Presence of snoring implies upper airways resistance. Not all snorers have apneic episodes.