What role for hypercapnia in obstructive sleep apnea?

Julien V. Brugniaux, Glen E. Foster, Andrew E. Beaudin

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Abstract

Letter to the editor: The question raised by Wang et al. (5) in their recent Viewpoint is important inasmuch as apneic events in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are associated with both hypoxia and hypercapnia.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)362-362
Number of pages1
JournalJournal of Applied Physiology
Volume121
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • cerebral anoxia
  • hypercapnia
  • sleep apnea syndromes

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