Impact of concomitant obstructive sleep apnea on pulmonary involvement and main pulmonary artery diameter in adults with scleroderma.

CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort, OSA was associated with risk for pulmonary hypertension independent of pulmonary involvement. These findings suggest that assessing the effect of therapy for concomitant OSA in patients with scleroderma is warranted.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT02740569.
PMID: 32285251 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Sleep and Breathing - April 12, 2020 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Yakut T, Balcan B, Karakurt S, Direskeneli H, Yalcinkaya Y, Peker Y Tags: Sleep Breath Source Type: research