On the rise and fall of the apnea−hypopnea index: A historical review and critical appraisal [PDF]
The publication of “The Sleep Apnea Syndromes” by Guilleminault et al. in the 1970s hallmarked the discovery of a new disease entity involving serious health consequences.
Dirk Pevernagie +9 more
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Body weight and obstructive sleep apnea: a mathematical relationship between body mass index and apnea-hypopnea index in veterans. [PDF]
STUDY OBJECTIVES A high body mass index is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea. However, to our knowledge there is no reported equation that quantifies the relationship between weight, as measured by body mass Index (BMI), and apnea severity, as ...
Fattal D, Hester S, Wendt L.
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Weight reduction and the impact on apnea-hypopnea index: A systematic meta-analysis. [PDF]
Malhotra A +5 more
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Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea severity and sleep, depression and anxiety symptoms in newly-diagnosed patients. [PDF]
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs in at least 10% of the population, and leads to higher morbidity and mortality; however, relationships between OSA severity and sleep or psychological symptoms are unclear.
Cross, Rebecca L +4 more
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Concerns arising from the calculation of the apnea-hypopnea index during CPAP-telemonitoring of patients with obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]
Célia Vidal +9 more
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Demographic Differences in Periodic Limb Movement Index and Apnea–Hypopnea Index in a Diverse Clinical Cohort [PDF]
Lourdes M. DelRosso +5 more
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Both the Duration of Apnea and the Number of Apneas Are Important in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome [PDF]
Apnea and hypopnea are generally considered to be equivalent in calculating the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) regardless of their kind and duration.
Jae Hoon Cho
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APNEA-HYPOPNEA INDEX AND CAROTID ATHEROMATOSIS
Objective: Verify the relationship between degrees severity of the apnea-hypopnea index and carotid atheromatous disease; identify risk factors in individuals with pathological apnea-hypopnea index and carotid atheromatous disease.
Sónia Mateus +6 more
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Simvastatin Treatment Attenuates Increased Respiratory Variability and Apnea/Hypopnea Index in Rats With Chronic Heart Failure [PDF]
Karla Haack +4 more
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Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is associated with cardiovascular diseases. Mean platelet volume has emerged as a marker of prothrombotic conditions and cardiovascular risk.
Souha Kallel +5 more
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