 |
|
CLINICIAN'S CORNER
Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
Terry Young, PhD;
James Skatrud, MD;
Paul E. Peppard, PhD
JAMA. 2004;291:2013-2016.
|
|
| Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings. |
|
|
|
INTRODUCTION
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder characterized by intermittent complete and partial airway collapse, resulting in frequent episodes of apnea and hypopnea.1 The breathing pauses cause acute adverse effects, including oxyhemoglobin desaturation, fluctuations in blood pressure and heart rate, increased sympathetic activity, cortical arousal, and sleep fragmentation.1 The condition has received increasing attention during the past 3 decades. Until 1981, the only effective treatment for OSA was tracheostomy.2 The advent of continuous positive air pressure therapy, an effective noninvasive treatment, was a turning point, and clinical interest began to increase in tandem with the accumulation of research linking OSA to cognitive, behavioral, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular morbidities (Figure 1).2-3
Figure appears in full text version.
|
|
|
|
Figure. Risk Factors, Symptoms, Outcomes, and Comorbid Conditions of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Adults
*These conditions are associated with OSA. The associations may be due, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
|
|
|
Demographic Characteristics
Risk Factors
Comorbid Conditions
Conclusions
Author Affiliations: Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin (Drs Young and Peppard); Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine (Dr Skatrud), Madison.
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN CITED BY OTHER ARTICLES
|
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Hispanics
Brehm and Celedon
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008;177:473-478.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Pathophysiology of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Eckert and Malhotra
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008;5:144-153.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Upper airway surgery should not be first line treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea in adults
Elshaug et al.
BMJ 2008;336:44-45.
FULL TEXT
Alternatives for OSAHS treatment: selection of patients for upper airway surgery and oral appliances
Boudewyns et al.
ERR 2007;16:132-145.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Sleep Problems in Primary Care: A North Carolina Family Practice Research Network (NC-FP-RN) Study
Alattar et al.
J Am Board Fam Med 2007;20:365-374.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Obesity and Male Reproductive Potential
Hammoud et al.
J Androl 2006;27:619-626.
FULL TEXT
Advances in Sleep-disordered Breathing
Pack
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006;173:7-15.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Heart failure in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Arias et al.
Eur Heart J 2005;26:2743-2744.
FULL TEXT
Excess weight and sleep-disordered breathing
Young et al.
J. Appl. Physiol. 2005;99:1592-1599.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Childhood Obesity
Speiser et al.
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2005;90:1871-1887.
ABSTRACT
| FULL TEXT
Obstructive sleep apnoea and plasma homocysteine: an overview
Winnicki and Palatini
Eur Heart J 2004;25:1281-1283.
FULL TEXT
|
