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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 0120-0011
Abstract
PAREJO-GALLARDO, Karem Josefina. Definition of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). rev.fac.med. [online]. 2017, vol.65, suppl.1, pp.9-10. ISSN 0120-0011. https://doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v65n1Sup.59718.
Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders in the general population, and is associated with different biological alterations that can trigger important cognitive, metabolic and cardiovascular problems. This article aims at defining and providing the minimum diagnostic criteria, both clinical and polysomnographic, currently in use.
Keywords : Sleep Apnea, Obstructive; Sleep Apnea Syndromes; Respiration Disorders (MeSH).