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Obstructive sleep apnea is defined as at least 30 episodes of paused breathing lasting 10 seconds or more during sleep. It is caused by partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep. There are three types - obstructive, central, and mixed. Untreated sleep apnea can lead to hypoxia, hypercapnia, increased sympathetic activity, pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and other cardiovascular consequences like heart failure or arrhythmias and sometimes sudden death. Symptoms include lou
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- Syed Mujtaba Hussain Razvi
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