Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome: Definitions, Risk Factors, and Pathogenesis

作者：Yaggi H Klar^*; Strohl Kingman P

来源：Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2010, 31(2): 179-+.

DOI：10.1016/j.ccm.2010.02.011

• Epidemiology
• Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
• Pathogenesis
• Risk factors

The objectives of this article are to (1) understand how respiratory event definitions and syndrome threshold values affect prevalence estimates of obstructive sleep apnea in adults, (2) recognize important risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea in adults, and (3) understand current theories of the underlying mechanisms for airway obstruction during sleep.

• 出版日期2010-6