The association of weight loss from anti-obesity medications or bariatric surgery and apnea-hypopnea index in obstructive sleep apnea.
Brian W LockeAinhoa Gómez-LumbrerasChia Jie TanTeerawat NonthasawadsriSajesh K VeettilChanthawat PatikornNathorn ChaiyakunaprukPublished in: Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2024)
Weight loss caused by medication or surgery caused a proportionate improvement of the AHI. Providers could consider extrapolating from this relationship when advising patients of the expected effects of other pharmacologic or surgical interventions without direct evidence in OSA.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- obstructive sleep apnea
- bariatric surgery
- positive airway pressure
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- obese patients
- end stage renal disease
- minimally invasive
- weight gain
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- chronic kidney disease
- coronary artery bypass
- glycemic control
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- coronary artery disease
- high fat diet induced