Recent advances in the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.
This review highlights some of the advances in sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome made over the last few years, particularly in diagnosis and treatment. Recent evidence of the controversial associations of sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome with increased morbidity and mortality, particularly from cardiovascular disease, is presented.
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate, Kent.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019186:Mandibular Advancement / Q000295:instrumentation; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy