Prevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Conclusions:Low ArTH is a common trait among Veterans with OSA and is more frequent among those who are older and nonobese and those taking antidepressants, but is less frequent among patients taking antihypertensive medications. A marked reduction of long-term CPAP use in nonobese patients with low ArTH highlights the importance of understanding a patient's physiologic phenotype for OSA management, and suggests potential targets to improve CPAP adherence.Commentary:A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 713.Citation:Zinchuk A, Edwards BA, Jeon S, Koo BB, Concato J, Sands S, Wellman A, Yaggi HK. Prevalence, associated clinical features, and impact on continuous positive airway pressure use of a low respiratory arousal threshold among male United States Veterans with obstructive sleep apnea.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(5):809–817.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research