The Influence of Aging on Pharyngeal Collapsibility During Sleep

BACKGROUND: Aging increases vulnerability to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Recent data in awake healthy volunteers show a decrease in the genioglossus negative pressure reflex and anatomic compromise with increasing age, suggesting an age-related predis...

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Main Authors: Eikermann, Matthias, Jordan, Amy S., Chamberlin, Nancy L., Gautam, Shiva, Wellman, Andrew, Lo, Yu-Lun, White, David P., Malhotra, Atul
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: 2007
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2278166/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17413053
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.06-2653
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