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Risk Factors
The risk factors of central sleep apnea include a few conditions.
- Congestive heart failure
- Atrial fibrillation
- Brain tumor
- Stroke
- Drug abuse
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) [1] - patients with obstructive sleep apnea, and who are being treated with CPAP, may develop central sleep apnea. This condition is termed complex sleep apnea.
References
- ↑ Javaheri S, Smith J, Chung E (2009). "The prevalence and natural history of complex sleep apnea". Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM : Official Publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 5 (3): 205–11. PMC 2699163. PMID 19960639. Unknown parameter
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