Obstructive sleep apnea characteristics in patients with well-controlled acromegaly and their compliance with positive airway pressure therapy
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Mehmet Sezai TAŞBAKAN, Özen KAÇMAZ BAŞOĞLU, Ilgın YILDIRIM ŞİMŞİR, Lütfiye Füsun SAYGILI
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 47, pp 1348-1353
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1612-139
Summary
Background/aim: Acromegaly is often associated with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) with a frequency between 40% and 80%. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical and polysomnographic characteristics of acromegaly patients with sleep apnea symptoms and to identify positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence in acromegaly patients with OSAS diagnosis.