Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder whose prevalence is linked to an epidemic of obesity in Western society. Sleep apnea is due to recurrent episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep that are caused by elevations in upper airway collapsibility during sleep. Collapsibility can be inc...

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Main Authors: Schwartz, Alan R., Patil, Susheel P., Laffan, Alison M., Polotsky, Vsevolod, Schneider, Hartmut, Smith, Philip L.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: American Thoracic Society 2008
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Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2645252/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18250211
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1513/pats.200708-137MG
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