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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent complete and partial upper airway obstructive events, resulting in intermittent hypoxemia, autonomic fluctuation, and sleep fragmentation. Approximately 34% and 17% of middle-aged men and women,
Reena Mehra, Biykem Bozkurt
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Periodic Cheyne–Stokes breathing (CSB) oscillating between apnea and crescendo–decrescendo hyperpnea is the most common central apnea. Currently, there is no proven therapy for CSB, probably because the fundamental pathophysiological question of how the ...
Ana M. Casarrubios+8 more
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National Knowledge-Driven Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea—The Swedish Approach
Introduction: This paper describes the development of “Swedish Guidelines for OSA treatment” and the underlying managed care process. The Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) is traditionally used as a single parameter for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity ...
Ludger Grote+14 more
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Sleep apnea-hypopnea quantification by cardiovascular data analysis [PDF]
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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International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical management of the adult OSA patient. Toward this goal, an international collaborative of
Jolie L. Chang+139 more
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Metrics of Sleep Apnea Severity: Beyond the AHI.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is thought to affect almost 1 billion people worldwide. OSA has well established cardiovascular and neurocognitive sequelae, although the optimal metric to assess its severity and/or potential response to therapy remains ...
A. Malhotra+10 more
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Possibilities of diagnosing breathing disorders during sleep in home conditions
Disorders of breathing during sleep not only adversely affect the condition of the body during the daytime, but, above all, can be dangerous to health and life.
Dorota Górnicka+2 more
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Key Points Question Is the STOP-Bang (snoring, tiredness, observed apnea, blood pressure, body mass index, age, neck size, gender) questionnaire a valid obstructive sleep apnea screening tool for patients referred to sleep clinics in different ...
B. Pivetta+6 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the leading causes of death worldwide and HIV is an independent risk factor for the development of COPD.
David M. MacDonald+13 more
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Treatment emergent obstructive sleep apnea after Chiari surgery: A case report [PDF]
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+2 more
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