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SUBMITTER: Edwards BA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6775874 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Edwards Bradley A BA Redline Susan S Sands Scott A SA Owens Robert L RL
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 20190901 6
Traditionally, the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been defined by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Continuous positive airway pressure is generally first-line therapy despite low adherence, because it reliably reduces the AHI when used, and the response to other therapies is variable. However, there is growing appreciation that the underlying etiology (i.e., endotype) and clinical manifestation (i.e., phenotype) of OSA in an individual are not well described by the AH ...[more]