Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Autor: | Osama Ibrahim Mohammad, Ahmed Gouda Elgazzar, Shymaa Mohammad Mahfouz, Marwa Elsayed Elnaggar |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Zdroj: | The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1687-8426 2314-8551 |
DOI: | 10.1186/s43168-021-00093-8 |
Popis: | Abstract Background The conjunction of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known as overlap syndrome (OS). The coexistence of these diseases has cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of OSA in COPD patients. One hundred COPD patients (obese and non-obese) performed sleep questionnaires and polysomnograms. Results OSA prevalence in COPD was 50% and it increases with increasing disease severity (P |
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