Obesity can profoundly alter pulmonary function and diminish exercise capacity by its
adverse effects on respiratory mechanics, resistance within the respiratory system …

The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) occurs in patients of all ages, from the
premature infant to the elderly. Much remains unknown about the pathophysiology of the …

Study objectives Obesity has many detrimental effects on the respiratory function and may
lead to chronic hypoventilation in some patients, an association known as the obesity …

The pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is complex and incompletely
understood. A narrowed upper airway is very common among OSA patients, and is usually …

The obesity hypoventilation syndrome, which is defined as a combination of obesity and
chronic hypoventilation, utimately results in pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale, and …

We compared the effect of oxygen on the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) in six obstructive
sleep apnea patients with a relatively high loop gain (LG) and six with a low LG. LG is a …

Although right heart failure is a recognized complication of obstructive sleep apnea, the
incidence and pathogenesis of this complication have not been established. We therefore …

" Cor pulmonale" is a classic feature of the" Pickwickian syndrome". Earlier studies have
reported a high prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in obstructive sleep apnoea …

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Peripheral chemoreceptors (carotid and aortic bodies) detect changes in arterial blood
oxygen and initiate reflexes that are important for maintaining homeostasis during …