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Sleep disordered breathing: OSA-COPD overlap.

Mafalda van ZellerWalter T McNicholas
Published in: Expert review of respiratory medicine (2024)
The recognition of OSA-COPD overlap has important clinical relevance because of its impact on outcomes and management. Management of the overlap should address both sleep quality and disordered gas exchange. PAP therapy has demonstrated reductions in COPD exacerbations, hospitalizations, healthcare costs and mortality in overlap patients.
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