ABSTRACT
Responding to the growing recognition of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as a major medical condition and the emergence of exciting new therapies, this 2 volume source examines clinical features, characteristics, comorbidities, and impact of OSA on patient biological systems. Not to mention, diagnosis and treatment methods that include first-line and
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |16 pages
Section I: Features, Factors, and Characteristics History
Michael Zupancic Peretz Lavie
chapter |214 pages
Section II: Associations and Consequences
Morbidity and Mortality Dominique Robert
chapter 11|34 pages
Upper Airway Surgery in the Adult
Donald M. Sesso Nelson B. Powell and Robert W. Riley
chapter 13|14 pages
Adjunctive and Alternative Therapies
Alan T. Mulgrew, Krista Sigurdson, and Najib T. Ayas
chapter |14 pages
Section III: Special Conditions, Disorders, and Clinical Issues Gender Differences in Obstructive Sleep Apnea , ,
Vidya Krishnan and Nancy A. Collop
chapter 16|14 pages
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Elderly
Lavinia Fiorentino and Sonia Ancoli-Israel
chapter 18|16 pages
Snoring and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome —
Riccardo A. Stoohs Antoine Aschmann
