Snoring Sound Characteristics are Associated with Common Carotid Artery Profiles in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Hai-Hua ChuangChi-Hung LiuChao-Yung WangYu-Lun LoGuo-She LeeYi-Ping ChaoHsueh-Yu LiTerry B J KuoCheryl C H YangLiang-Yu ShyuLi-Ang LeePublished in: Nature and science of sleep (2021)
Our findings suggested that snoring sound characteristics are associated with carotid artery profiles among early OSA patients who cannot be noticed by ultrasound because organic changes of the carotid artery have not yet started. Future studies are warranted to verify the clinical significance of the results.