Article
Phenotyping Pharyngeal Pathophysiology using Polysomnography in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 May 2018
Sands Scott A, Edwards Bradley A, Terrill Philip I, Taranto-Montemurro Luigi, Azarbarzin Ali, Marques Melania, Hess Lauren B, White David P, Wellman Andrew
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Therapies for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could be administered on the basis of a patient's own phenotypic causes ("traits") if a clinically applicable approach were available. OBJECTIVES: Here we aimed to provide a means to quantify two key contributors to OSA-pharyngeal collapsibil...
Topics
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pharyngeal Diseases
- Phenotype
- Polysomnography
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive