Case of postural complex sleep apnea: effect of gravitational forces

We report a case of an elderly male with predominant obstructive sleep apnea and who developed or complex sleep apnea (CxSA) at the start of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration. This CxSA was more prominent in supine position, and he was not settling with either CPAP/bilevel positiv...

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Main Authors: Kamender Singh Pawar, Abhishek Goyal, Alkesh Khurana, Senthil Kumar, Amit Kumar Sen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=4;spage=386;epage=389;aulast=Pawar