Association of Obstructive Apnea with Thoracic Fluid Shift and Small Airways Narrowing in Asthma During Sleep.

Xiaoshu CaoCristina de Oliveira FranciscoT Douglas BradleyNasim Montazeri GhahjaverestanSusan M TarloMatthew B StanbrookKenneth R ChapmanMark InmanAzadeh Yadollahi

Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2022)

Patients with asthma and co-existing OSA had greater overnight accumulation of fluid in the thorax in association with greater small airways narrowing than those without OSA. This suggests OSA could contribute to worsening of asthma at night by increasing fluid accumulation in the thorax.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
positive airway pressure
cystic fibrosis
allergic rhinitis
sleep apnea