Desipramine improves upper airway collapsibility and reduces OSA severity in patients with minimal muscle compensation

Luigi Taranto-Montemurro, Scott A. Sands, Bradley A. Edwards, Ali Azarbarzin, Melania Marques, Camila de Melo, Danny J. Eckert, David P. White and Andrew Wellman

Source: Eur Respir J 2016; 48: 1340-1350
Journal Issue: November
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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