Polysomnographic Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Real-Life Cohort: A Pathophysiological Approach.

doi:10.1016/j.arbres.2023.07.007

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Polysomnographic Phenotypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a Real-Life Cohort: A Pathophysiological Approach.

Archivos de bronconeumologia - 1 Oct 2023

Gasa Mercè, Salord Neus, Fontanilles Eva, Pérez Ramos Sandra, Prado Eliseo, Pallarés Natalia, Santos Pérez Salud, Monasterio Carmen

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INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is heterogeneous and complex, but its severity is still based on the apnea-hypoapnea index (AHI). The present study explores using cluster analysis (CA), the additional information provided from routine polysomnography (PSG) to optimize OSA categorizati...

Topics

Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Male
Cross-Sectional Studies
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Sleep
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Phenotype

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