Efecto sobre la apnea obstructiva del sueño de los fármacos para la pérdida de peso. Revisión sistemática

  • César Luis González-Cuello
    Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, España dr.gonzalezcuello.orl[at]gmail.com
  • Gabriela Bosco
    Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, España
  • Raimundo Andrés Navarro-Mediano
    Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, España
  • María Gloria Cánovas Molina
    Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Servicio de Endocrinología, España
  • Agostina Scarcella
    Ministerio de Salud de Argentina, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Ignacio Pirovano, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Guillermo Plaza-Mayor
    Servicio Madrileño de Salud. Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, España

Resumen

Introducción y objetivo: La apnea obstructiva del sueño (AOS) coexiste con la obesidad en hasta el 70 % de los casos, y su gravedad se correlaciona con el exceso ponderal. Se ha planteado que los fármacos aprobados para la pérdida de peso podrían reducir la carga respiratoria nocturna. El objetivo de esta revisión sistemática fue sintetizar la evidencia sobre el efecto de orlistat, fentermina-topiramato, naltrexona-bupropión, liraglutida, semaglutida y tirzepatida sobre el índice de apneas-hipopneas (IAH) y otros desenlaces respiratorios en adultos con sobrepeso u obesidad y AOS. Método: Se realizó una revisión sistemática conforme a las directrices PRISMA, incluyendo ensayos clínicos aleatorizados que evaluaran alguno de los fármacos seleccionados en pacientes adultos con AOS. Resultados: De 126 registros, se incluyeron 6 estudios. No se identificaron ensayos sobre orlistat ni naltrexona-bupropión. Fentermina-topiramato redujo el IAH en 30 eventos/hora y el peso en 10,8 kg tras 28 semanas. Liraglutida (3 mg) redujo el IAH en 12,2 eventos/hora y logró una reducción ≥50 % del IAH en el 31 % de los pacientes. Tirzepatida (10–15 mg/semana) mostró las mayores reducciones del IAH (−25,3 y −29,3 eventos/hora en 52 semanas), además de pérdida de peso (−20 kg), mejora de la carga hipóxica y reducción de la presión arterial. No se encontraron estudios específicos con semaglutida. Discusión: Los resultados muestran que ciertos fármacos para la obesidad pueden generar mejoras respiratorias significativas en pacientes con AOS, lo que refuerza su valor terapéutico más allá de la pérdida de peso. Conclusiones: Liraglutida y, especialmente, tirzepatida emergen como opciones terapéuticas complementarias en el abordaje integral de la AOS asociada a la obesidad.

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