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MARFAN’S AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA?
There have been previous isolated reports of the association of Marfan’s syndrome and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and in this month’s Thorax, Kohler and colleagues report on a case control study of the prevalence of OSA in Marfan’s syndrome. The results show that OSA is highly prevalent in patients with Marfan’s. Interestingly they also found that the apnoea–hypopnoea index was correlated with the aortic root diameter, with the aortic root diameter being significantly greater in the presence of OSA than in patients without OSA. Thus OSA may be a risk factor for aortic root dilatation in Marfan’s syndrome, and the effect of CPAP in this patient group now needs to be evaluated. See page 162
ASTHMA DURING PREGNANCY AND CAESAREAN SECTIONS
In this issue of Thorax we are publishing two papers on the relationship between pregnancy and asthma. Roduit and colleagues show that children born by caesarean section, especially from allergic parents, have a higher
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