Phenotyping-based treatment improves obstructive sleep apnea symptoms and severity: a pilot study.

doi:10.1007/s11325-017-1485-6

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Phenotyping-based treatment improves obstructive sleep apnea symptoms and severity: a pilot study.

Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung - 1 Dec 2017

Messineo Ludovico, Magri Roberto, Corda Luciano, Pini Laura, Taranto-Montemurro Luigi, Tantucci Claudio

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BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder characterized by multiple pathogenetic roots. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is almost always prescribed as the first-line treatment to all patients regardless of the heterogeneous pathophysiology, because it mechanically splint...

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Diet, Reducing
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Compliance
Phenotype
Pilot Projects
Precision Medicine
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

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