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Screening for obstructive sleep apnea before coronary angiography.

Guo PeiQiong OuYongchi ChenYanxia XuJiaoying Tan
Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2022)
OSA screening before CAG revealed a higher prevalence in CHD patients than in non-CHD patients. The degree of coronary artery obstruction is positively correlated with AHI, and AHI ≥ 20 is a risk factor for CHD. Therefore, attention should be paid to OSA screening and management before CAG in patients with suspected CHD.
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