High Tongue Position is a Risk Factor for Upper Airway Concentric Collapse in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Observation Through Sleep Endoscopy.

Chen Zhao Alonço VianaYifei MaRobson Capasso

Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2020)

OSA patients intolerant to CPAP have a strong positive correlation between the FTP grade and presence of retropalatal CCC. FTP grade IV is an independent risk factor for velum-CCC, controlling for sex, age, BMI, and TS grade.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
sleep apnea
small bowel