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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
Abstract excerpt
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 splints the airways open and reduces the collapsibility of the upper airway. Despite its high efficacy, CPAP is burdened by...
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