Review of Echocardiographic Findings in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Table 3

Left ventricular ejection fraction and OSA severity.

Echocardiographic variables		AHI <5 events·h^−1	Mild OSA	Moderate OSA	Severe OSA
LV-EF (%)	Hammerstingl et al. [19]		65.0 ± 6.9	59.5 ± 6.9	57.5 ± 5.6	<0.0001
	Holstrand et al. [8]	62.7 ± 6.3	61.0 ± 8.9			0.028

LV-EF: left ventricular ejection fraction; AHI: apnea-hypopnea index; OSA: obstructive sleep apnea.