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Sairam Parthasarathy, MD Research and Development, Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and Published the Department in final of Medicine, edited University form as: of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Respir Antonescu-Turcu Care. and Parthasarathy 2010 September ; 55(9): Page 18 Abstract Over the past few decades, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea has evolved Ação into de more and more sophisticated modes of therapy for various forms of sleep-disordered breathing. While the principles of splinting the airway and delivering assisted ventilation underpin CPAP/BiPAP CPAP and Bi-level the basics of this PAP therapy, the Therapy: introduction of newer New technologies and Established Roles miniaturization are revolutionizing the former conventions of the field. 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11 RESEARCH ARTICLE Automatic CPAP Performance in Patients with Sleep Apnea Plus COPD Arnoldo Guerrero1,6, J. M. Montserrat1,5, Ramon Farre2,5, Fernando Masa3,5, Joaquín Duran4,5, Cristina Embid1,5 COPD, 9:1 8, 2012 RESEARCH ARTICLE Automatic CPAP Performance in Patients with Sleep Apnea Plus COPD Arnoldo Guerrero1,6, J. M. Montserrat1,5, Ramon Farre2,5, Fernando Masa3,5, Joaquín Duran4,5, Cristina Embid1,5 COPD, 9:1 8,

12 RESEARCH ARTICLE Automatic CPAP Performance in Patients with Sleep Apnea Plus COPD Arnoldo Guerrero1,6, J. M. Montserrat1,5, Ramon Farre2,5, Fernando Masa3,5, Joaquín Duran4,5, Cristina Embid1,5 COPD, 9:1 8,

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