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The physiological phenotype of obstructive sleep apnea differs between Caucasian and Chinese patients
16 Aug 2019
Abstract excerpt
STUDY OBJECTIVES: The mechanisms responsible for the development of obstructive sleep apnea (phenotypic "traits") are known to differ between individuals and may differ across ethnicities. We aimed to examine whether loop gain, arousal threshold, pharyngeal collapsibility and muscle compensation differ between Chinese and Caucasian individuals with OSA. METHODS: We noninvasively determined the relative...
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