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Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Pediatrics, 2012 OBJECTIVES: This revised clinical practice guideline, intended for use by primary care clinicians, provides recommendations for the diagnosis and management of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children and adolescents.
C. Marcus +11 more
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Craniofacial morphology in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: cephalometric evaluation
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by a reduced airflow through the upper airways during sleep. Two forms of obstructive sleep apnea are described: the central form and the obstructive form.
Michele Tepedino +8 more
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Clinics, 2011 OBJECTIVE: Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by increased upper airway collapsibility during sleep. The present study investigated the use of the negative expiratory pressure test as a method to rule out obstructive sleep apnea.
Salvatore Romano +4 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea and multimorbidity [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2012 Abstract Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is becoming increasingly prevalent in North America and has been described in association with specific chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases. In primary care, where the prevalence of co-occurring chronic conditions is very high, the potential ...
Michel Beaudry +2 more
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CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2016 BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events; whether treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) prevents major cardiovascular events is uncertain.
R. Mcevoy +26 more
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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.
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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 +9 more
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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 +3 more
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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 +5 more
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