Background: Minute ventilation sensors of cardiac pacemakers measure ventilation by means of transthoracic impedance changes between the pacemaker case and the electrode tip. We investigated whether this technique might detect sleep-related breathing disorders.
Methods And Results: In 22 patients, analog waveforms of the transthoracic impedance signal measured by the pacemaker minute ventilation sensor over the course of a night were visualized, scored for apnea/hypopnea events, and compared with simultaneous polysomnography. Analysis of transthoracic impedance signals correctly identified the presence or absence of moderate to severe sleep apnea (apnea/hypopnea index, AHI >20 h(-1)) in all patients (receiver operating characteristics, ROC=1.0). The ROC for AHI scores of > or =5 h(-1) and > or =10 h(-1) showed an area under the curve of 0.95, P<0.005, and 0.97, P<0.0001, respectively. Accuracy over time assessed by comparing events per 5-minute epochs was high (Cronbach alpha reliability coefficient, 0.85; intraclass correlation, 0.73). Event-by-event comparison within +/-15 seconds revealed agreement in 81% (kappa, 0.77; P<0.001).
Conclusions: Detection of apnea/hypopnea events by pacemaker minute ventilation sensors is feasible and accurate compared with laboratory polysomnography. This technique might be useful to screen and monitor sleep-related breathing disorders in pacemaker patients.
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