Obstructive sleep apnea: Part I. Pathophysiology, diagnosis, and medical management

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-176

  Carswell, James J ^a   Koenig, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Hypopnea; Hypoxia; OSAS; Snoring

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP RESEARCH; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

HEART FAILURE; HYPERTENSION;

PATHOLOGY;

DECONGESTIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; SOMNOLENCE; SUPINE POSITION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; VIRGINIA;

EID: 4043063629     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v14.i3.20     Document Type: Review

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