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Management of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Author(s) -
Ratnakumar Prashanthi,
Manuel Ari
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1488
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , pathological , airway , disease , intensive care medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , affect (linguistics) , pediatrics , surgery , linguistics , philosophy , nursing , computer science , operating system
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) describes the pathological narrowing and collapse of the upper airway in recurrent episodes during sleep. This can result in a variety of symptoms that markedly affect quality of life. In addition, other chronic complications, most significantly the development of long‐term cardiovascular disease, are increasingly becoming recognised.