The aging effect on upper airways collapse of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Claudio ViciniAndrea De VitoGiannicola IannellaRiccardo GobbiRuggero Massimo CorsoFilippo MontevecchiAntonella PolimeniMarco De VincentiisGiuseppe MeccarielloGiovanni D'agostinoGiovanni CammarotoFrancesco StomeoGiuseppe Magliulo

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)

Elderly patients showed a higher incidence of total collapse in the velum and a lower incidence in the oropharyngeal lateral wall compared to younger patients.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
positive airway pressure