Mina Akbarirad

Resident of Internal Medicine , Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran

[ 1 ] - Sleep Overlap Syndrome

Overlap syndrome, which is known as the coexistence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), was first defined by Flenley. Although it can refer to concomitant occurrence of any of the pulmonary diseases and OSA, overlap syndrome is commonly considered as the coexistence of OSA and COPD. This disease has unique adverse health consequences distinct from ...