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Clinical predictors of the respiratory arousal threshold in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Dec 2014
Edwards Bradley A, Eckert Danny J, McSharry David G, Sands Scott A, Desai Amar, Kehlmann Geoffrey, Bakker Jessie P, Genta Pedro R, Owens Robert L, White David P, Wellman Andrew, Malhotra Atul
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: A low respiratory arousal threshold (ArTH) is one of several traits involved in obstructive sleep apnea pathogenesis and may be a therapeutic target; however, there is no simple way to identify patients without invasive measurements. OBJECTIVES: To determine the physiologic determinates of the ArTH and develop a clinical tool that can identify patients with low ArTH. METHODS: Anthropometric data were...
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