High Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 1219 - 1225
• Main Authors: Soler, Xavier, Gaio, Eduardo, Powell, Frank L, Ramsdell, Joe W, Loredo, Jose S, Malhotra, Atul, Ries, Andrew L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 01.08.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Original Research; Oxygen - therapeutic use; Polysomnography - methods; Prospective Studies; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - complications; Quality of Life; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; obstructive sleep apnea; overlap; pulmonary rehabilitation; sleep-disordered breathing; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

When obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) coexist in the so-called "overlap" syndrome, a high risk for mortality and morbidity has been reported. There is controversy about the prevalence of OSA in people affected by COPD. The purpose of this study...