Mortality analysis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome cohort receiving positive airway pressure treatment: a 6-year follow-up.

Gülgün Çetintaş AfşarTekin YildizOzlem SogukpınarSema SaraçAyşem Oztin GüvenCüneyt Saltürk

Published in: The aging male : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male (2019)

This study showed that OSAS increases the risk of death accompanied by CAD and COPD. It has also been shown that patients with higher AHI (AHI > 50/h) values die more. Therefore, it may be useful to classify the AHI> 50/h group as very severe OSAS instead of severe OSAS.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
sleep apnea
early onset
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular events
lung function
risk factors
case report
drug induced
cardiovascular disease
replacement therapy