Upper airway lengthening caused by weight increase in obstructive sleep apnea patients

BACKGROUND: The longer upper airway is more collapsible during sleep. This study aims to reveal relationships among upper airway length, weight, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), particularly to answer why the upper airway of OSA patients is longer than that of healthy people and why some obese peo...

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Autores principales: Lin, Hongyi, Xiong, Huahui, Ji, Changjin, Wang, Cunting, Li, Yong, An, Yunqiang, Li, Geng, Guo, Jianggui, Huang, Xiaoqing, Zhang, Han, Liu, Hong, Li, Ting, Li, Zheng, Xian, Junfang, Huang, Yaqi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7574450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33076908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01532-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7574450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33076908
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-020-01532-8

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