The impact of pharyngeal fat tissue on the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea

Purpose Obesity is the most important risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, the exact underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. The aim of this study was to examine the morphology of upper airways in overweight habitual snorers and in mild OSA patients. Furthermore, the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sleep & breathing 2014-05, Vol.18 (2), p.275-282
Hauptverfasser:	Pahkala, R., Seppä, J., Ikonen, A., Smirnov, G., Tuomilehto, H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adipose Tissue - pathology Adult Biological and medical sciences Body fat Cross-Sectional Studies Dentistry Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes Female Follow-Up Studies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Hyoid Bone - pathology Hypopharynx - pathology Internal Medicine Life Style Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic diseases Middle Aged Multidetector Computed Tomography Nasopharynx - pathology Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Obesity Original Article Oropharynx - pathology Otorhinolaryngology Overweight - pathology Pediatrics Pharynx - pathology Pneumology Pneumology/Respiratory System Polysomnography Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Sleep apnea Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - pathology Sleep. Vigilance Snoring - pathology Throat Tomography Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs Weight Loss - physiology
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