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Evaluate neural respiratory drive and upper airway resistance during hypopnea events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

May 20, 2026American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

A79-03 Neural Respiratory Drive and Upper Airway Resistance During Hypopnea in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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Evaluate neural respiratory drive and upper airway resistance during hypopnea events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
Twenty patients with obstructive sleep apnea underwent overnight polysomnography.
Airflow was measured using a pneumotachograph and esophageal electromyography signals were recorded.
A total of 933 obstructive hypopnea events were analyzed.
Neural respiratory drive during hypopnea events reduced by approximately 20% (p < 0.01) compared to pre-event values.
Upper airway resistance increased by an average of 143% (p < 0.01).
Both neural respiratory drive and upper airway resistance at hypopnea event's end were higher than at onset, indicating progressive airway narrowing.

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Randomized trial evaluates neural respiratory drive and upper airway resistance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies.

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Zhu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d5000f03e14405aa9b8f4 https://doi.org/10.1093/ajrccm/aamag162.6310

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Randomized trial evaluates neural respiratory drive and upper airway resistance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies.

A79-03 Neural Respiratory Drive and Upper Airway Resistance During Hypopnea in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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A79-03 Neural Respiratory Drive and Upper Airway Resistance During Hypopnea in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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