Qualitative Phenotyping of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Clinical Usefulness for the Sleep Specialist.

doi:10.3390/ijerph17062058

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Qualitative Phenotyping of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Clinical Usefulness for the Sleep Specialist.

International journal of environmental research and public health - 20 Mar 2020

Bosi Marcello, De Vito Andrea, Eckert Danny, Steier Joerg, Kotecha Bhik, Vicini Claudio, Poletti Venerino

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INTRODUCTION: The anatomical collapsibility of the upper airway, neuromuscular tone and function, sleep-wake and ventilatory control instability, and the arousal threshold all interact and contribute to certain pathophysiologic features that characterize different types of obstructive sleep apnea...

Topics

Arousal
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Humans
Phenotype
Polysomnography
Sleep
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive

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