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05.07.2019 | Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Conference Report
Pharmaceuticals are back in the Game for OSA Treatment
Highlights from the 2019 American Thoracic Society (ATS) Conference in Dallas, Texas, and 2019 Affiliated Professional Sleep Societies Meeting (APSS) in San Antonio, Texas
verfasst von:
Nikolaus Netzer, Petra G. Netzer, Kilian S. Hanika, Stephan Pramsohler, Arn H. Eliasson
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Sleep and Breathing
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Ausgabe 4/2019
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Excerpt
Once upon a time, elder statesmen in medicine might remember, before continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) was invented almost 40 years ago, investigators tried to cure sleep apnea with medications: progesterone, theophylline, acetazolamide, and others. Then, this treatment approach was long forgotten. A charming prince came on a white horse and… No, seriously, it seems that pharmaceuticals are back in the game! …