Impact of Sleep Related Breathing Disorders on Outcomes of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Alexandria University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Embolism; Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: polysomnography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07356908

faculty of medicin (Other Identifier)

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Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimsto compare short-termclinical outcomesand one-year recurrence rates in patients with acute pulmonary embolism with versus without sleep-disordered breathing, recruited from Alexandria MainUniversityHospital.

Full description

This prospective observational study will include consecutive adult patients admitted to the Chest Diseases Department and related units at Alexandria Main University Hospital (AMUH) with a diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism confirmed by CT pulmonary angiography and followed up with sllep study to asses the effect of sleep related breathing disorderon the recurrence of emboli.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age≥18years.

  • Objectively confirmed acute pulmonary embolism by computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA).
  • Hemodynamically stable or clinically stabilized within 72 hours of admission. .Ability to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

.Known central sleep apnea without obstructive features. .Inabilityto undergo sleep study evaluation.

• Pregnancy