Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: From sleep-disordered breathing to systemic comorbidities and the need to offer combined treatment strategies

Respirology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 601-610

  Borel, Jean Christian ^a,b   Borel, Anne Laure ^b,d   Monneret, Denis ^b   Tamisier, Renaud ^b,c   Levy, Patrick ^b,c   Pepin, Jean Louis ^b,c  

^a Research and Development Department   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c Rehabilitation and Physiology Unit   (France)

^d HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

cardiovascular diseases; exercise and pulmonary rehabilitation; respiratory structure and function; sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; LEPTIN;

BREATHING MUSCLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEATH; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EXERCISE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; MORTALITY; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY; UNEMPLOYMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY WEIGHT; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84859927905     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.02106.x     Document Type: Review

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