Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & AtmungHumansCross-Sectional StudiesMaleFemaleEchocardiography
Can speckle tracking echocardiography unmask cardiac involvement in obesity hypoventilation syndrome?
Eman H Seddik, Alaa Ramadan Youssuf, Nagwan A Ismail, Doaa M Elsayed
Published: 202510.1007/s11325-025-03513-x
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is characterized by morbid obesity; most patients have class 3 obesity with a body mass index (BMI) > 35 kg/m², which is linked to breathing disorders during sleep and hypoventilation during the da…
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