Obstructive sleep apnea in older adults is a distinctly different physiological phenotype.
Edwards BA, Wellman A, Sands SA, Owens RL, Eckert DJ, White DP, Malhotra A.
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Sleep. 2014 Jul 1;37(7):1227-36. doi: 10.5665/sleep.3844.
Sleep. 2014.
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CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that airway anatomy/collapsibility plays a relatively greater pathogenic role in older adults, whereas a sensitive ventilatory control system is a more prominent trait in younger adults with obstructive sleep apnea. CITATION: Edwards BA, Wellman A, …
CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that airway anatomy/collapsibility plays a relatively greater pathogenic role in older adults, whereas a sensi …