Marwa Elsayed Mohamed Elnagar
Asst. Professor
Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• 2026
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Osama Ibrahim Mohammad, Ahmed Gouda Elgazzar, Shymaa Mohammad Mahfouz and
Marwa Elsayed Elnaggar
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Abstract
Background: The conjunction of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
is known as overlap syndrome (OS). The coexistence of these diseases has cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The
aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of OSA in COPD patients. One hundred COPD patients (obese and nonobese) performed sleep questionnaires and polysomnograms.
Results: OSA prevalence in COPD was 50% and it increases with increasing disease severity (P
is known as overlap syndrome (OS). The coexistence of these diseases has cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The
aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of OSA in COPD patients. One hundred COPD patients (obese and nonobese) performed sleep questionnaires and polysomnograms.
Results: OSA prevalence in COPD was 50% and it increases with increasing disease severity (P