Impact of CPAP Use and Age on Mortality in Patients with Combined COPD and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Overlap Syndrome | Zendy

Michael Stanchina | Zendy; Lauren M. Welicky | Zendy; Walter Donat | Zendy; David Lee | Zendy; William M. Corrao | Zendy; Atul Malhotra | Zendy

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Impact of CPAP Use and Age on Mortality in Patients with Combined COPD and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Overlap Syndrome

Author(s) -

Michael Stanchina,

Lauren M. Welicky,

Walter Donat,

David Lee,

William M. Corrao,

Atul Malhotra

Publication year - 2013

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.2916

Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , copd , continuous positive airway pressure , sleep apnea , overlap syndrome , sleep (system call) , sleep apnea syndromes , polysomnography , apnea , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , cardiology , computer science , operating system

The overlap syndrome, defined by concurrent existence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is associated with poor outcomes. From a large outpatient cohort we aimed to define better the risk factors for increased mortality in the overlap syndrome and hypothesized that CPAP adherence would be associated with improved survival in patients with overlap syndrome.

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