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Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for stroke and death.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2005
BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested that the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome may be an important risk factor for stroke. It has not been determined, however, whether the syndrome is independently related to the risk of stroke or death from any ...
H. Yaggi, J. Concato, W. Kernan, J. Lichtman, L. Brass, V. Mohsenin   +5 more
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Cyclic alternating pattern in obstructive sleep apnea: A preliminary study

Journal of Sleep Research, 2021
Obstructive sleep apnea is linked to cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders and dementia. The precise nature of the association between respiratory events in obstructive sleep apnea, cortical or subcortical arousals, and cognitive, autonomic and ...
V. Gnoni, P. Drakatos, S. Higgins, I. Duncan, D. Wasserman, Renata Kabiljo, Carlotta Mutti, P. Halász, P. Goadsby, G. Leschziner, I. Rosenzweig   +10 more
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STOP-Bang Questionnaire: A Practical Approach to Screen for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Chest, 2016
There exists a high prevalence of OSA in the general population, a great proportion of which remains undiagnosed. The snoring, tiredness, observed apnea, high BP, BMI, age, neck circumference, and male gender (STOP-Bang) questionnaire was specifically ...
F. Chung, H. Abdullah, P. Liao
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Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk Factors in Patıents with Type 2 Dıabetes in Turkey [PDF]

Athens Journal of Health and Medical Sciences, 2020
The study was conducted to unveil the relation between the risk of sleep apnea and risk factors for type 2 diabetes in adult patients. The sample consisted of 228 patients with type 2 diabetes.
Yıldız Denat , Zeynep Güneş
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The molecular pathology of genioglossus in obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep respiratory disease characterized by sleep snoring accompanied by apnea and daytime sleeplessness. It is a complex disease, with the multifactorial etiology, and the pathology is incompletely understood. Genioglossus (GG), the largest dilator of upper airway, whose fatigue is strongly correlated to onset of OSA.
arxiv  

Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Positive Airway Pressure: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline.

Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2019
INTRODUCTION This guideline establishes clinical practice recommendations for positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults and is intended for use in conjunction with other American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM ...
S. Patil, I. Ayappa, S. Caples, R. Kimoff, Sanjay R Patel, C. Harrod   +5 more
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STOP Questionnaire: A Tool to Screen Patients for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Anesthesiology, 2008
Background:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a major risk factor for perioperative adverse events. However, no screening tool for OSA has been validated in surgical patients.
F. Chung, B. Yegneswaran, P. Liao, Sharon A. Chung, S. Vairavanathan, S. Islam, A. Khajehdehi, C. Shapiro   +7 more
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Association between the intensity of obstructive sleep apnea and skeletal alterations in the face and hyoid bone

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022
Introduction: The association between the intensity of obstructive sleep apnea and skeletal alterations in the face and hyoid bone is still scarcely addressed in the literature.
Manoela M. Soares, Fabio L. Romano, Franciele V. da Silva Dias, Jaqueline F. de Souza, Leila A. de Almeida, Carolina S. Miura, Carla E. Itikawa, Mirian A. Matsumoto, Wilma T. Anselmo-Lima, Fabiana C.P. Valera   +9 more
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Lack of reliable clinical predictors to identify obstructive sleep apnea in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Clinics, 2013
OBJECTIVE: Obstructive sleep apnea is common among patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and may contribute to poor cardiovascular outcomes. However, obstructive sleep apnea is largely unrecognized in this population.
Flávia B. Nerbass, Rodrigo P. Pedrosa, Pedro R. Genta, Murillo O. Antunes, Edmundo Arteaga-Fernández, Luciano F. Drager, Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho   +6 more
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Sleep Disordered Breathing in Patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and its Association with Diabetic Retinopathy: Single Center Study

Nepalese Medical Journal, 2019
Introduction: Sleep-disordered breathing comprises of obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and periodic breathing. There is a link between obesity diabetes and sleep apnea with its association with retinopathy.
Milesh Jung Sijapati, Minalma Pandey, Poojyashree Karki, Nirupama Khadka   +3 more
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