Evening sock marks as an adjunct to the clinical prediction of obstructive sleep apnea.

CONCLUSIONS: Clinically detectable fluid overload and shift are prevalent in patients addressed for suspected OSA, and evening sock marks, a marker for leg swelling, is an independent correlate of moderate-to-severe OSA. This sign might contribute to OSA diagnosis and identification of patients likely to be treated by interventions targeting fluid overload and shift.
PMID: 31813134 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - December 7, 2019 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Perger E, Badarani O, Philippe C, Rivals I, Arnulf I, Similowski T, Redolfi S Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research