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Recent Examples of apnea from the Web
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Her assistant told authorities that Fisher slept most of the flight and had a few episodes of sleep apnea during the journey, which was usual, the coroner’s report said.
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The coroner’s office ruled that Fisher’s death was ultimately caused by sleep apnea and other undetermined factors.
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Ms. Fisher suffered what appeared to be a cardiac arrest on the airplane accompanied by vomiting and with a history of sleep apnea.
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Pien told the National Sleep Foundation that women with sleep apnea are diagnosed less frequently than men.
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The Los Angeles County coroner’s office said on Friday that Fisher died from sleep apnea and a combination of other factors but could not pinpoint an exact cause.
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Pien told the National Sleep Foundation that women with sleep apnea are diagnosed less frequently than men.
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But that the 60-year-old dealt with sleep apnea wasn't widely known.
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Pien told the National Sleep Foundation that women with sleep apnea are diagnosed less frequently than men.
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Origin and Etymology of apnea
New Latin, from a- + -pnea
Medical Dictionary
apnea
Medical Definition of apnea
1: transient cessation of respiration whether normal (as in hibernating animals) or abnormal (as that caused by certain drugs)—see sleep apnea
2: asphyxia
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