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Sleep apnea-hypopnea quantification by cardiovascular data analysis [PDF]
, 2014 Sleep apnea is the most common sleep disturbance and it is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disorders. Its detection relies on a polysomnography, a combination of diverse exams.
Anteneodo, Celia +5 more
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Sleep apnea-COPD overlap syndrome is associated with larger left carotid atherosclerotic plaques
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 BackgroundLittle is known about whether the overlap syndrome (OS) combining features of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome increases the risk of stroke associated with COPD itself.MethodsWe prospectively ...
Pedro Landete +9 more
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Cellular Glucose Uptake During Breath-Hold Diving in Experienced Male Breath-Hold Divers
Sports Medicine - Open, 2018 Background The physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms that govern diving, both self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA) and breath-hold diving (BH-diving), are in large part well known, even if there are still many unknown aspects ...
Nicola Sponsiello +3 more
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Serum bilirubin and the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations
Respiratory Research, 2017 Background Bilirubin is a potent anti-oxidant and higher serum concentrations of bilirubin have been associated with better lung function, slower lung function decline, and lower incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Kirstin E. Brown +6 more
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Treatment of cardiomyopathy with PAP therapy in a patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea. [PDF]
, 2012 Obstructive sleep apnea is common in patients with heart failure. This case illustrates that treatment with PAP therapy can improve cardiac function in patients with both conditions.
Grewal, MD, Ritu G.
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Identification of sleep apnea events using discrete wavelet transform of respiration, ECG and accelerometer signals [PDF]
, 2013 Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder in which patient sleep patterns are disrupted due to recurrent pauses in breathing or by instances of abnormally low breathing. Current gold standard tests for the detection of apnea events are costly and have the
Dermot Diamond +7 more
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Sleep Science and Practice, 2017 Oral appliance (OA) therapy is a promising alternative to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). By holding the mandible in a forward position, an OA keeps the airway open and prevents collapse.
Hiroko Tsuda +2 more
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Simultaneous measurement of DC-EEG and transcutaneous pCO2
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2022 DC potential shifts are the shifts observed in the EEG baseline which can last from seconds to minutes. The significance of these low-frequency components in healthy as well as pathological states of human physiology is getting more and more attention ...
Eylem Kirlangic Mehmet +3 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Background: Previous studies have reported the association between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Objectives: The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of GERD among Saudi population, and to ...
Muhannad M Alharthi +5 more
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Non-linear HRV analysis to quantify the effects of intermittent hypoxia using an OSA rat model [PDF]
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Jané Campos, Raimon, Romero, Daniel
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