Research
Metabolic adaptation
Metabolic bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in weight, AHI, upper airway collapsibility, and loop gain.
Practitioners may consider metabolic bariatric surgery as a treatment option for patients with OSA to improve various physiological traits.
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Metabolic bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in weight, AHI, upper airway collapsibility, and loop gain.
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Based on study design from abstract.
Source
The Impact of Weight Loss on the Physiological Endotypes Associated With OSA
Caroline Beatty et al. · CHEST Journal · 2026
cohort · n=43
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