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Obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]

Neurology International, 2011
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects millions of Americans and is estimated to be as prevalent as asthma and diabetes. Given the fact that obesity is a major risk factor for OSA, and given the current global rise in obesity, the prevalence of OSA will increase in the future. Individuals with sleep apnea are often unaware of their sleep disorder. It is
Ho, Matthew L., Brass, Steven D.
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The effect of nasal surgery on apnea-hypopnea index [PDF]

Reviews in Clinical Medicine, 2014
One of the factors, which is involved in obstructive sleep apnea, is anatomic or inflammatory pathologies of nasal airway obstruction. Thus, it is logical to observe improvement of polysomnographic parameters of sleep-disordered breathing after nasal ...
Navid Nourizadeh, Mohammad Reza Majidi, Amir Rezaei Ardani, Bashir Rasoulian, Fariborz Rezaeitalab, Hadi Asadpour, Kamran Khazaeni   +6 more
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Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Canadian Medical Association Journal
Gouthro K, Kadam SJ, Sankari A, Slowik JM.   +3 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences, 2017
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a potentially serious disorder attacking millions of people around the world. Many of these individuals are undiagnosed, and even though diagnosed often exhibit a poor compliance with the use of continuous positive airway pressure at nights, a very effective nonsurgical treatment.
Joseph Arnold, M Sunilkumar, V Krishna, S P Yoganand, M Sathish Kumar, D Shanmugapriyan   +5 more
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The role of obstructive sleep apnea in atherosclerotic damage to the carotid arteries in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2019
Background. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is а common sleep disorders. There is now sufficient evidence of the negative impact of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on the development of chronic complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).
I.P. Doroshkevich, T.V. Mokhort
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Obstructive sleep apnea in asthmatic children: a cross-sectional study about prevalence and risk factors

Jornal de Pediatria, 2023
Objectives: Primary objectives were to analyze the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in (1) boys and girls, and (2) severe asthma versus moderate and mild cases.
Cristiane Fumo-dos-Santos, Anna K. Smith, Sonia M.G.P. Togeiro, Sergio Tufik, Gustavo A. Moreira   +4 more
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Can Weight Loss Improve the Cardiovascular Outcomes of Patients with Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Hearts, 2022
Cardiovascular events are the primary cause of mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity. The rising prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in recent decades has been linked to increasing rates of obesity.
Ayyad Alruwaily, Heshma Alruwaili, John Garvey, Carel W. le Roux   +3 more
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Effect of the Interaction between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Lipoprotein(a) on Insulin Resistance: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2019
Both obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and decreased serum lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) concentrations are associated with insulin resistance. However, their interaction effect on insulin resistance has never been investigated.
Yupu Liu, Juanjuan Zou, Xinyi Li, Xiaolong Zhao, Jianyin Zou, Suru Liu, Lili Meng, Yingjun Qian, Huajun Xu, Hongliang Yi, Jian Guan, Shankai Yin   +11 more
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Serum high-mobility group box 1 protein level correlates with the lowest SaO2 in patients with sleep apnea: a preliminary study

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction: Serum level of high-mobility group box 1 protein is reportedly correlated with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea. Objective: We tried to evaluate the possibility of using the serum high-mobility group box 1 protein level as a biologic
Hyun Jin Min, Joon Soon Park, Kyung Soo Kim, Miran Kang, Ju Hee Seo, Joo-Heon Yoon, Chang-Hoon Kim, Hyung-Ju Cho   +7 more
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Treatment emergent obstructive sleep apnea after Chiari surgery: A case report [PDF]

Sleep Science, 2020
Patients with Chiari type I malformation may also present with sleep disordered breathing mainly central sleep apnea. Here, we report a patient with Chiari I malformation referred to our clinic because of snoring and sleep ...
Hamed Amirifard, Khosro Sadeghniiat-Haghighi, Arezu Najafi   +2 more
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