title: Obstructive sleep apnoea. The clinical consequences.
abstract: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) results in a variety of clinical consequences and is associated with a number of important common diseases. This article outlines the clinical features and pathophysiology of OSA and explores its protean manifestations.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fogarty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy