Airflow dynamics in obese minipigs with obstructive sleep apnea

Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with anatomical restrictions of pharyngeal airway, but the mechanism of airflow dynamics in OSA is largely unknown. This study utilized computational flow dynamics (CFD) to build a 3D model of the pharynx and to test the hypothesis that an incr...

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Main Authors: Zi-Jun Liu, Tiffany Do, Hanson Fong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020325433