The study found COPD & OSA/COPD overlap syndrome groups had significantly higher chance of all-cause mortality than the group of subjects who did not have #OSA or #COPD, and that OSA only slightly increased mortality in patients with COPD. Via @DovePre

Obstructive sleep apnea, COPD, the overlap syndrome, and mortality: results from the 2005–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey https://t.co/QhbbcgTJ89

Obstructive sleep apnea, COPD, the overlap syndrome, and mortality: https://t.co/yHX4athkvF