Using clinical data to predict sleep hypoxemia in patients with acromegaly Utilização de achados clínicos para predizer hipoxemia durante o sono em pacientes com acromegalia

Using clinical data to predict sleep hypoxemia in patients with acromegaly Utilização de achados clínicos para predizer hipoxemia durante o sono em pacientes com acromegalia

Hypoxemia secondary to sleep apnea is commonly seen in patients with acromegaly, and this alteration apparently leads to considerable morbidity and mortality among such patients. With the objective of identifying hypoxemia based on clinical data, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 34 patients w...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Palmeira Rodrigues, Luciana Ansanelli Naves, Luiz Augusto Casulari, César Augusto Melo e Silva, Renata Rodrigues de Araújo, Carlos Alberto de Assis Viegas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2007-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
apnéia do sono
acromegalia
hipoxemia
sleep apnea
acromegaly
hypoxemia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000200009

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