Phenotypic approaches to obstructive sleep apnoea - New pathways for targeted therapy.

doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2016.12.003

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Phenotypic approaches to obstructive sleep apnoea - New pathways for targeted therapy.

Sleep medicine reviews - 1 Feb 2018

Eckert Danny J

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People develop obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) for different reasons. The ability to understand these reasons, easily identify them in individual patients, and develop therapies that target one or more of these reasons are the keys to unlocking new approaches for the treatment of OSA. In line with...

Topics

Arousal
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Pharynx
Phenotype
Precision Medicine
Sleep
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

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