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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
A potentially life-threatening condition characterized by episodes of breathing cessation during sleep alternating with snoring or disordered breathing. The low levels of oxygen in the blood of patients with OSA may eventually cause heart problems or stroke.
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n obstructive sleep apnea, the most prevalent type of sleep apnea, in which breathing is interrupted for periods of 10 seconds or more during sleep. Usually caused by obesity, it affects men more often than women.
OSA
Obstructive sleep apnea. See Sleep apnea.
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Obstructive sleep apnea or OSA is the most common type of sleep apnea.
People at Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Marc MacDonald / Health, general community
Currently, the only way to diagnose a person with OSA is to have them spend a night at a sleep centre or hospital, hooked up to a machine that monitors their sleep continuously.
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This may mean that OSA and hyperaldosteronism are causally-related.
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