Pulmonary hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Correlation with disease severity and quality of life

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World J Cardiol. Jan 26, 2026; 18(1): 112541
Published online Jan 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112541

Table 4 Correlation between pulmonary hypertension parameters and obstructive sleep apnea severity indices

Variable	Correlated parameter	r value¹	P value	Direction
RVSP	AHI	0.677	< 0.001	Positive
	ODI	0.543	< 0.001	Positive
	Min SpO₂	-0.423	< 0.001	Negative
MPAP	AHI	0.695	< 0.001	Positive
	ODI	0.559	< 0.001	Positive
	Min SpO₂	-0.424	< 0.001	Negative
TAPSE	AHI	-0.565	< 0.001	Negative
	ODI	-0.498	< 0.001	Negative
	Min SpO₂	0.432	< 0.001	Positive

¹Pearson’s correlation coefficient.

RVSP: Right ventricular systolic pressure; MPAP: Mean pulmonary artery pressure; TAPSE: Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; AHI: Apnea-hypopnea index; ODI: Oxygen desaturation index; MinSpO₂: Minimum oxygen saturation.

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Citation: Kumar P, Verma AK, Bajpai J, Kar SK, Pradhan A, Kant S, Garg R, Kumar S, Kushwaha RAS, Verma SK, Bajaj DK, Srivastava A, Katiyar A. Pulmonary hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Correlation with disease severity and quality of life. World J Cardiol 2026; 18(1): 112541
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Kumar P, Verma AK, Bajpai J, Kar SK, Pradhan A, Kant S, Garg R, Kumar S, Kushwaha RAS, Verma SK, Bajaj DK, Srivastava A, Katiyar A. Pulmonary hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Correlation with disease severity and quality of life. World J Cardiol 2026; 18(1): 112541 [PMID: 41607625 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i1.112541]

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