HEAVY SNORER DISEASE - FROM SNORING TO THE SLEEP-APNEA SYNDROME - AN OVERVIEW

Authors
LUGARESI E PIAZZI G
Citation
E. Lugaresi et G. Piazzi, HEAVY SNORER DISEASE - FROM SNORING TO THE SLEEP-APNEA SYNDROME - AN OVERVIEW, Respiration, 64, 1997, pp. 11-14
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Respiration → ACNP
ISSN journal
00257931
Volume
64
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
1
Pages
11 - 14
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7931(1997)64:<11:HSD-FS>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
This short review discusses the clinical, pathophysiological and epide miological aspects of heavy snorer disease. Snoring and obstructive ap neas constitute the end points of the same syndrome, i.e. an enhanceme nt in upper airway resistance during sleep. Obstructive apneas, and po ssibly snoring, are risk factors of chronic arterial hypertension.