Hong Mu, Junjie Liu, Kebo Gong, Dongmei Li, Jianji Zhang
This study aimed to evaluate the changes in left and right ventricular functions of children with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) and to determine the efficacy of surgical treatment for OSAHS in children. The subjects included 20 normal controls and 55 children of OSAHS with adenoid and/or tonsil hypertrophy diagnosed by polysomnography (PSG). We divided the children with OSAHS into the mild group, moderate group and severe group of OSAHS according to the condition of apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) and the lowest of oxygen saturation (LSaO₂)...
June 2015: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology