Upper airway stimulation in OSA patients increases airway size in a dose-response manner

O. M. Vanderveken, F. Safiruddin, J. Verbraecken, K. Lee, J. Maurer, P. Van de Heyning, N. de Vries (Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Minneapolis, United States Of America; Mannheim, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Back to basics: the upper airway and physiology in sleep disordered breathing
Session: Back to basics: the upper airway and physiology in sleep disordered breathing
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4616
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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