Complex Sleep Apnea: It Isn't Really a Disease

Complex sleep apnea: it really is a disease.

403 I f failing to recognize the disease complex sleep apnea (CompSA) as a unique entity results in adverse health events to a patient, then a disservice is done and suffering ensues. It must be conceded that ultimately, the only thing that matters is what best serves the patient. There is no argument that one can lump or split a description of any disease process as long as you get to the fact...

Complex sleep apnea: it isn't really a disease.

Complex sleep apnea syndrome: is it a unique clinical syndrome?

STUDY OBJECTIVES Some patients with apparent obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) have elimination of obstructive events but emergence of problematic central apneas or Cheyne-Stokes breathing pattern. Patients with this sleep-disordered breathing problem, which for the sake of study we call the "complex sleep apnea syndrome," are not well characterized. We sought to determine the p...

Complex sleep apnea syndrome

Complex sleep apnea syndrome (CompSAS) is a distinct form of sleep-disordered breathing characterized as central sleep apnea (CSA), and presents in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients during initial treatment with a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. The mechanisms of why CompSAS occurs are not well understood, though we have a high loop gain theory that may help to explain i...

Complex Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Complex sleep apnea is the term used to describe a form of sleep disordered breathing in which repeated central apneas (>5/hour) persist or emerge when obstructive events are extinguished with positive airway pressure (PAP) and for which there is not a clear cause for the central apneas such as narcotics or systolic heart failure. The driving forces in the pathophysiology are felt to be ventila...