STOP-Bang for OSA screening in patients with pulmonary hypertension

[Display omitted] •PH patients completed STOP-Bang, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and referred for PSG.•STOP-Bang had 81% sensitivity and 43% specificity for predicting sleep apnea.•Adding serum bicarbonate to STOP-Bang score improved specificity to 79%.•Epworth Sleepiness scale performed poorly as a scr...

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Published in:	Respiratory medicine Vol. 217; p. 107339
Main Authors:	Fox, Thomas H., LaNasa, Michael, Saketkoo, Lesley Ann, Saito, Shigeki, deBoisblanc, Bennett P., Lammi, Matthew R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2023
Subjects:	Pulmonary hypertension Sleep apnea SOP-Bang STOP-Bang Sleep apnea SOP-Bang Pulmonary hypertension STOP-Bang
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