The role of upper airway morphology in apnea versus hypopnea predominant obstructive sleep apnea patients: an exploratory study.
CONCLUSIONS: Decrease in airway volume doesn't signify the type of respiratory event, but significant narrowing of velopharynx in both dimensions; thus having the narrowest value below a certain level causes more apnea. Advances in knowledge: We did not find a similar study when we did a literature search, showing the relationship of apnea versus hypopnea predominance and upper airway parameters in computerized tomography in patients with OSA.
PMID: 29676929 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Özer T, Selcuk A, Yılmaz Z, Voyvoda N, Çam İ, Çam İ, Ozel HE, Özdogan F, Esen E, Genç G, Genc G, Genc S Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research
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