RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Buckley, Rita
T1 Intermittent Hypoxia — A Sleep Apnea Model
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 11
SP 23
OP 24
DO 10.1177/155989771111014
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/11/23.abstract
AB From 1986 to 2002, sleep apnea affected >100 million individuals worldwide [WHO; Chronic Respiratory Diseases]. Apneas lead to periodic desaturation of O2 in arterial blood. In severe cases, O2 saturation drops to nearly 50%, and the frequency of apneas can reach as many as 60 to 90 episodes per hour. This article discusses the effects of intermittent hypoxia on glucose homeostasis.