Failure of upper airway dilator muscle activation to restore pharyngeal patency in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

A. Oliven, M. Odeh, L. Gaitini, U. Steinfeld, R. Oliven, N. Tov (Haifa, Israel)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnoea
Session: Pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnoea
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2779
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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A. Oliven, M. Odeh, L. Gaitini, U. Steinfeld, R. Oliven, N. Tov (Haifa, Israel). Failure of upper airway dilator muscle activation to restore pharyngeal patency in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 2779

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