Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Etiology and diagnosis

Sleep disordered breathing is a common chronic condition in the general population. This review will highlight the prevalence of different types of sleep apnea in general and obstructive type in particular in the United States and Middle East. Despite the extensive research studies on the sleep apne...

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Autor principal:	Abdul Ghani Sankri-Tarbichi
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2012
Materias:	apnea breathing sleep Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:904e513d6d8d411fb9f6089afab95e3b2021-12-02T16:38:06ZObstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Etiology and diagnosis2231-07702249-446410.4103/2231-0770.94803https://doaj.org/article/904e513d6d8d411fb9f6089afab95e3b2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.94803https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Sleep disordered breathing is a common chronic condition in the general population. This review will highlight the prevalence of different types of sleep apnea in general and obstructive type in particular in the United States and Middle East. Despite the extensive research studies on the sleep apnea pathogenesis, the exact mechanism is not well known. Obesity, however, is the leading risk factor to upper airway narrowing and obstruction and main contributor to the escalating prevalence of morbidity worldwide including the Arab countries. Due to the serious consequences of the untreated sleep disordered breathing, this article will emphasize on the importance of early recognition, key clinical manifestations, and how to treat and prevent the disease.Abdul Ghani Sankri-TarbichiThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articleapneabreathingsleepMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 02, Iss 01, Pp 3-8 (2012)
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description	Sleep disordered breathing is a common chronic condition in the general population. This review will highlight the prevalence of different types of sleep apnea in general and obstructive type in particular in the United States and Middle East. Despite the extensive research studies on the sleep apnea pathogenesis, the exact mechanism is not well known. Obesity, however, is the leading risk factor to upper airway narrowing and obstruction and main contributor to the escalating prevalence of morbidity worldwide including the Arab countries. Due to the serious consequences of the untreated sleep disordered breathing, this article will emphasize on the importance of early recognition, key clinical manifestations, and how to treat and prevent the disease.
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title	Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Etiology and diagnosis
title_short	Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Etiology and diagnosis
title_full	Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Etiology and diagnosis
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title_full_unstemmed	Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Etiology and diagnosis
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Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: Etiology and diagnosis

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