Open AccessThe Effects of Altitude Associated Central Apnea on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Comparative Data from Three Different Altitude Locations in the Mountain West
Author(s) -
J.F. Pagel,
Carol F. Kwiatkowski,
Bennet Parnes
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.1462
Subject(s) - medicine , polysomnography , central sleep apnea , altitude (triangle) , apnea , effects of high altitude on humans , geometry , mathematics , anatomy
This study documents both the incidence and effects of central apnea on diagnosis and treatment of OSA at different altitudes in the Mountain West and substantiates the clinical impression that individuals living at altitude with moderate to severe OSA are significantly more difficult to treat with PAP.