Beyond the apnea-hypopnea index: alternative diagnostic parameters and machine learning solutions for estimation of sleep apnea severity

Timo Leppänen^{1

2

3}, Sami Myllymaa^{1

2}, Antti Kulkas^{1

4}, Juha Töyräs^{1

3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
² Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
³ School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.
⁵ Science Service Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.

Comment

Timo Leppänen et al. Sleep. 2021.

. 2021 Sep 13;44(9):zsab134.

doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsab134.

Timo Leppänen^{1

2

3}, Sami Myllymaa^{1

2}, Antti Kulkas^{1

4}, Juha Töyräs^{1

3

5}

¹ Department of Applied Physics, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
² Diagnostic Imaging Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
³ School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁴ Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.
⁵ Science Service Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.

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The AHI is useful but limited: how can we do better?
Malhotra A, Gottlieb DJ. Malhotra A, et al. Sleep. 2021 Sep 13;44(9):zsab150. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsab150. Sleep. 2021. PMID: 34181025 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Metrics of sleep apnea severity: beyond the apnea-hypopnea index.
Malhotra A, Ayappa I, Ayas N, Collop N, Kirsch D, Mcardle N, Mehra R, Pack AI, Punjabi N, White DP, Gottlieb DJ. Malhotra A, et al. Sleep. 2021 Jul 9;44(7):zsab030. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsab030. Sleep. 2021. PMID: 33693939 Free PMC article. Review.

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