Polysomnographic features of low arousal threshold in overlap syndrome involving obstructive sleep apnea and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

CONCLUSIONS: This study first described peculiar polysomnographic features in OVS patients with moderate/severe AFL, suggesting a high prevalence of low arousal threshold.
PMID: 30685846 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - January 26, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Yamaguchi Y, Shiota S, Kusunoki Y, Hamaya H, Ishii M, Kodama Y, Akishita M, Kida K, Takahashi K, Nagase T, Fukuchi Y Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research