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Medical impairments associated with obesity hypoventilation syndrome

Medical impairments associated with obesity hypoventilation syndrome
Central nervous system
  • Cognitive deficit
  • Decrease neuronal drive
Upper airway
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Increased intubation risk
Respiratory
  • Restrictive lung function
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Hypercapnia/hypoxemia
Metabolic
  • Central obesity
  • Metabolic syndrome
  • Chronic inflammation
  • IGF-1 deficit
Cardiovascular
  • Endothelial dysfunction
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Chronic heart failure
General
  • Peripheral edema
  • Increased morbi-mortality
  • Decreased physical activity
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