Updates in the Management of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

IF 1 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Southern Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-06-01 DOI:10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001838

Adrian Davies, Nikhil Jaganathan, Yeilim Cho, Xiaoyue Liu, Sara J Healy, Younghoon Kwon, William J Healy

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Abstract

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a condition with high prevalence, is characterized by reduced dilatory function of pharyngeal muscles, which can be influenced by upper airway narrowing, dilator muscle dysfunction, respiratory dysfunction, and genetics. Three of the most clinically important phenotypes of OSA include disturbed sleep, excessive sleepiness, and minimal symptoms, with varying implications for management and morbidity. This article reviews current perspectives on these OSA phenotypes, as well as the process of confirming a diagnosis of OSA. Lastly, this article delineates various current and future OSA therapy approaches through review and analysis of the existing literature with discussion on the outlook for OSA treatment.

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阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停患者管理的最新进展。

阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）是一种高患病率的疾病，其特征是咽部肌肉的扩张功能降低，其可受上气道狭窄、扩张肌功能障碍、呼吸功能障碍和遗传因素的影响。OSA的三种最重要的临床表型包括睡眠紊乱、过度嗜睡和轻微症状，它们对治疗和发病率的影响各不相同。本文综述了目前对这些OSA表型的看法，以及确认OSA诊断的过程。最后，本文通过对现有文献的回顾和分析，概述了目前和未来的各种OSA治疗方法，并对OSA的治疗前景进行了讨论。

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Southern Medical Journal 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

9.10%

发文量

222

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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