診断不足の呼吸器疾患を克服する: 循環器系の合併症を患っている患者が 阻害性睡眠時無呼吸症の検査を受けるべきか?

Andrea Romarheim1,2, Sverre Lehmann2,3, Bjørn Bjorvatn4,5

  • 1Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.

まとめ

阻害性睡眠無呼吸症 (OSA) は およそ10億人の成人に 影響を及ぼし,特に 心血管疾患を患っている人に 影響を及ぼします. 早期のスクリーニングと介入は,OSAの管理と深刻な心臓病の予防に不可欠です.

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