Effects of venous compression of the legs on overnight rostral fluid shift and obstructive sleep apnea

Abstract The amount of fluid displaced overnight from the legs into the neck as a consequence of lying recumbent correlates with the number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep (AHI). Sedentary living promotes dependent fluid accumulation in the legs that can be counteracted by venous compressi...

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