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How to implant a phrenic nerve stimulator for treatment of central sleep apnea?

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Central sleep apnea (CSA) is a breathing disorder caused by the intermittent absence of central respiratory drive. Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation is a new therapeutic option, recently approved by the FDA , for the treatment of CSA. OBJECTIVE:To describe the technique used to implant the transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation system (the remed? System, Respicardia, Inc). METHODS:The remed? System is placed in the pectoral region, typically on the right side. A single stimulation lead is placed in either the left pericardiophrenic vein (PPV) or the right brachiocephalic vein (RBC). A sensing lead is placed into the azygous vein to detect respiration. RESULTS:In the remed? System Pivotal trial, 147 of 151 (97%) patients were successfully implanted with the system. Sixty-two percent of stimulation leads were placed in the PPV and 35% in the RBC. Mean procedure time was 2.7?±?0.8?hours and 94% of patients were free from implant-related serious adverse events through 6 months. CONCLUSION:In patients with CSA, transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation is an effective and safe therapy with an implant procedure similar to that of cardiac implantable electronic devices.

SUBMITTER: Augostini RS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6850096 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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How to implant a phrenic nerve stimulator for treatment of central sleep apnea?

Augostini Ralph S RS Afzal Muhammad R MR Costanzo Maria Rosa MR Westlund Randy R Stellbrink Christoph C Gutleben Klaus K Gupta Sanjaya S Saleem Moeen M Smith Timothy W TW Peterson Michael M Drucker Michael M Merliss Andrew A Hayes John J Butter Christen C Hutchinson Matthew M Jagielski Dariusz D

Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 20190318 5

<h4>Background</h4>Central sleep apnea (CSA) is a breathing disorder caused by the intermittent absence of central respiratory drive. Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation is a new therapeutic option, recently approved by the FDA , for the treatment of CSA.<h4>Objective</h4>To describe the technique used to implant the transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation system (the remedē System, Respicardia, Inc).<h4>Methods</h4>The remedē System is placed in the pectoral region, typically on the right side. ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundThe remedē System Pivotal Trial was a prospective, multi-center, randomized trial demonstrating transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation (TPNS) therapy is safe and effectively treats central sleep apnea (CSA) and improves sleep architecture and daytime sleepiness. Subsequently, the remedē System was approved by FDA in 2017. As a condition of approval, the Post Approval Study (PAS) collected clinical evidence regarding long-term safety and effectiveness in adults with moderate to severe CSA through five years post implant.MethodsPatients remaining in the Pivotal Trial at the time of FDA approval were invited to enroll in the PAS and consented to undergo sleep studies (scored by a central laboratory), complete the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) questionnaire to assess daytime sleepiness, and safety assessment. All subjects (treatment and former control group) receiving active therapy were pooled; data from both trials were combined for analysis.ResultsFifty-three of the original 151 Pivotal Trial patients consented to participate in the PAS and 52 completed the 5-year visit. Following TPNS therapy, the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), central-apnea index (CAI), arousal index, oxygen desaturation index, and sleep architecture showed sustained improvements. Comparing 5 years to baseline, AHI and CAI decreased significantly (AHI baseline median 46 events/hour vs 17 at 5 years; CAI baseline median 23 events/hour vs 1 at 5 years), though residual hypopneas were present. In parallel, the arousal index, oxygen desaturation index and sleep architecture improved. The ESS improved by a statistically significant median reduction of 3 points at 5 years. Serious adverse events related to implant procedure, device or delivered therapy were reported by 14% of patients which include 16 (9%) patients who underwent a pulse generator reposition or lead revision (primarily in the first year). None of the events caused long-term harm. No unanticipated adverse device effects or related deaths occurred through 5 years.ConclusionLong-term TPNS safely improves CSA, sleep architecture and daytime sleepiness through 5 years post implant.Clinical trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01816776.

Project description:ImportanceHypoglossal nerve stimulation is a treatment option for patients with obstructive sleep apnea unable to tolerate continuous positive airway pressure. This study evaluates demographic factors that may be associated with greater improvements in postoperative outcomes of interest.ObjectiveTo examine the association of hypoglossal nerve stimulation with obstructive sleep apnea severity, daytime sleepiness, and sleep-related quality of life.Design, setting, and participantsPatient-level data were pooled from 3 prospective cohorts and 1 retrospective observational cohort comprising 584 adults with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea unable to tolerate or benefit from continuous positive airway pressure. The data were gathered from the Stimulation Therapy for Apnea Reduction Trial; a postmarket approval study conducted in Germany; the multicenter, international Adherence and Outcome of Upper Airway Stimulation for OSA Registry; and a retrospective cohort study from 2 sites in the United States.ExposureHypoglossal nerve stimulation.Main outcomes and measuresSeverity of obstructive sleep apnea was the primary outcome. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) (<5, normal; 5-15, mild; 15-30, moderate, and >30, severe) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (range, 0-24; score >10 indicates pathologic sleepiness) outcomes were available at 2 to 6 months from 2 cohorts (n = 398), at 12 months from 1 cohort (n = 126), and at both times from 1 cohort (n = 60). Sleep-related quality of life and oxygen saturation nadir data were collected where available. Linear mixed-effects models were constructed to examine associations between clinical variables and reported postoperative outcomes at 6 and 12 months with study included as a random effect.ResultsOf the 584 patients included in the study, 472 were men (80.8%); mean (SD) age was 58.5 (11.0) years. Greater improvement in the postoperative AHI was associated with a higher preoperative AHI (-0.74 events/h; 95% CI, -0.82 to -0.67), older patient age (-0.10 events/h; 95% CI, -0.20 to -0.00), and lower body mass index (0.52; 95% CI, 0.22-0.83). After adjusting for these variables and considering all patients in the analysis, the AHI was statistically higher at 12 months than at 6 months (3.24 events/h; 95% CI, 1.67-4.82 events/h).Conclusions and relevanceHypoglossal nerve stimulation demonstrated clinically significant improvements in obstructive sleep apnea severity, daytime sleepiness, and sleep-related quality of life in this pooled cohort of patient-level results. Age, body mass index, and preoperative AHI appeared to be associated with treatment outcomes, and these variables may explain some of the difference between 2- to 6-month and 12-month outcomes.

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