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Jan 2025
21m 50s

Relationship Between Intermittent Hypoxi...

Clevleand Clinic Respiratory Institute
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Dr. Amy Attaway and Dr. Dan Culver review the emerging relationship between COPD patients who have intermittent hypoxemia and an increase they have in co-morbidities and mortality. They discuss how multiple associative studies suggest that intermittent hypoxemia may impact musculature, cardiovascular and neurologic systems. Dr. Attaway and Dr. Culver also un ... Show More
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