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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 (OSA). A model of qualitative phenotypizationallowsus to characterize the different pathophysiological traits in OSA...
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