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Obstructive sleep apnoea in adults [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2012 Abstract Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by repetitive closure of the upper airway, repetitive oxygen desaturations and sleep fragmentation. The prevalence of adult OSA is increasing because of a worldwide increase in obesity and the ageing of populations.
Usmani, Z. +3 more
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Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome [PDF]
Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015 Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common clinical condition in which the throat narrows or collapses repeatedly during sleep, causing obstructive sleep apnoea events. The syndrome is particularly prevalent in middle-aged and older adults.
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European Respiratory Review, 2023 Obstructive sleep apnoea is a highly prevalent chronic disorder and has been shown to be associated with disturbed glucose metabolism and type 2 diabetes.
Jonas Herth +3 more
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Pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea [PDF]
European Respiratory Journal, 1995 The pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is complex and incompletely understood. A narrowed upper airway is very common among OSA patients, and is usually in adults due to nonspecific factors such as fat deposition in the neck, or abnormal bony morphology of the upper airway.
P C, Deegan, W T, McNicholas
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Effects of obstructive sleep apnea on retinal microvasculature [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023 AIM: To detect retinal microvascular variations in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients. METHODS: This prospective, observational case-control study included healthy controls and patients with mild, moderate, and severe obstructive sleep apnea ...
Müjdat Karabulut +4 more
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Obstructive sleep apnoea [PDF]
BMJ, 2007 Trials are under way to determine the still unclear associations between sleep apnoea and cardiovascular ...
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction The standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is nasal continuous positive airway pressure. In most cases the obstruction is located at the oropharyngeal level, and nasal continuous positive airway pressure is usually ...
Gonçalves Miguel +5 more
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Driving and obstructive sleep apnoea [PDF]
Thorax, 2008 Driving is a skill requiring many simultaneous cerebral activities, mainly eye-hand coordination with accurate speed and direction computations.1 This high level of activity requires full concentration, as evidenced by the higher accident rates in those who use mobile phones while driving.2 There is very good evidence that inadequate sleep is an ...
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Cognition, emotion, and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome before and after severe weight loss treatment [PDF]
Sleep ScienceIntroduction: This study aimed to compare the results of a conservative method and the Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure for weight loss on the cognitive-emotional performance of severely obese women assessed for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome ...
Olga Rodrigues Ribeiro +4 more
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The effect of adenotonsillectomy for childhood sleep apnoea on cardiorespiratory control
ERJ Open Research, 2016 The efficacy of adenotonsillectomy for relieving obstructive sleep apnoea symptoms in children has been firmly established, but its precise effects on cardiorespiratory control are poorly understood.
Mathias Baumert +7 more
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