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Julie Di Maria, Jonathan Levy, Djamel Bensmail

  • 1Département de Physiologie, Explorations Fonctionnelles, Unité des Pathologies du Sommeil, AP-HP, GHU Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France.

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
|April 21, 2025
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Keywords:
ACM: all-cause mortalityAHI: Apnea-Hypopnea IndexAIS: Association Impairment ScaleBMI: body mass indexBiPAP: bilevel positive airway pressureCCNE: French National Consultative Ethics CommitteeCNIL: Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des LibertésCPAP: continuous positive airway pressureCardiovascular RiskContinuous Positive Airways PressureESS: Epworth Sleepiness ScaleMACE: major adverse cardiovascular eventsNIV: noninvasive ventilationODI: Oxygen Desaturation IndexOSA: obstructive sleep apneaPSG: polysomnographySCI: spinal cord injurySleep Disorders BreathingSpinal Cord InjuryVP: ventilatory polygraphy

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