The improvement of right ventricular function after adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea

• Main Authors: Dong Yeop Kim (Author), Kyung Ok Ko (Author), Jae Woo Lim (Author), Jung Min Yoon (Author), Young Hwa Song (Author), Eun Jeong Cheon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) that causes upper airway obstruction might lead to chronic hypoxemic pulmonary vasoconstriction and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate whether adenotonsillectomy (T&A) in children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to s...