Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as a combination of obesity (body mass
index≥ 30 kg· m− 2), daytime hypercapnia (arterial carbon dioxide tension≥ 45 mmHg) and …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as a combination of obesity (body mass
index≥ 30 kg/m2), daytime hypercapnia (partial arterial carbon dioxide concentration≥ 45 …

Obesity hyoventilation syndrome (OHS) is defined as the triad of obesity, daytime
hypoventilation, and sleep-disordered breathing in the absence of an alternative …

Daytime hypercapnia that develops in morbidly obese individuals in the absence of
concurrent lung or neuromuscular disease is referred to as the obesity hypoventilation …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) consists of a combination of obesity and chronic
hypercapnia accompanied by sleep-disordered breathing. During the last 3 decades, the …

Obesity is becoming a major medical concern in several parts of the world, with huge
economic impacts on health-care systems, resulting mainly from increased cardiovascular …

Rationale: The incidence of obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) may be increasing in
parallel with the present obesity epidemic. Despite extensive noninvasive ventilation (NIV) …

Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is characterized by obesity, daytime hypercapnia,
and sleep-disordered breathing in the absence of significant lung or respiratory muscle …

Objective To identify the spectrum of respiratory disturbances during sleep in patients with
obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) and to examine the response of hypercapnia to …

Background Polysomnography findings between matched groups with obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) and OSA plus obesity-hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) before and after …