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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-01-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020325433 |