Open AccessThe Heterogeneity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Predominant Obstructive vs Pure Obstructive Apnea)
Author(s) -
Ailiang Xie,
Ajay R. Bedekar,
James B. Skatrud,
Mihaela Teodorescu,
Yuansheng Gong,
Jerome A. Dempsey
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.1040
Subject(s) - obstructive sleep apnea , medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , airway , anesthesia , cardiology , apnea
To compare the breathing instability and upper airway collapsibility between patients with pure OSA (i.e. 100% of apneas are obstructive) and patients with predominant OSA (i.e., coexisting obstructive and central apneas).
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