Article
Characterizing the phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea: clinical, sleep, and autonomic features of obstructive sleep apnea with and without hypoxia.
Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology - 1 Sept 2014
Palma Jose-Alberto, Iriarte Jorge, Fernandez Secundino, Valencia Miguel, Alegre Manuel, Artieda Julio, Urrestarazu Elena
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The pathophysiological basis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not completely understood and likely varies among patients. In this regard, some patients with OSA do not exhibit hypoxemia. We aimed to analyze the clinical, sleep, and autonomic features of a group of patients with severe OSA without hypoxia (OSA-h) and compare to OSA patients with hypoxia (OSA+h) and controls. METHODS: Fifty-six...
Topics
- Adult
- Autonomic Nervous System
- Body Mass Index
- Female
- Heart Rate
- Humans
- Hypoxia
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Oxygen
- Phenotype
