| Autor: |
H. Kouismi, M. El Ftouh, H. Naji-Amrani, M.T. El Fassy El Fihry |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, Vol 62, Iss 4, Pp 583-587 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0422-7638 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ejcdt.2013.07.004 |
| Popis: |
COPD and the OSAHS are both common diseases affecting respectively 10% and 5% of the adult population over 40 years of age. Their coexistence, which is denominated as «overlap syndrome», can occur in about 0.5% of this population. Aim and materials: To assess the existence of a prevalence of OSAHS in patients with COPD through a prospective analysis: 70 had a confirmed isolated OSAHS (group A) and 11 had an OS (group B), all were compiled from January 2007 to June 2012. Results: The prevalence of OS in our study was 13.6%, OS patients were older than the isolated OSAHS patients (p |
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