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Coagulability in Obstructive Sleep Apnea [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Respiratory Journal, 2011
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder that affects both quality of life and cardiovascular health. The causal link between OSA and cardiovascular morbidity/mortality remains elusive. One possible explanation is that repeated episodes of nocturnal hypoxia lead to a hypercoagulable state that predisposes patients to thrombotic ...
Michael Fitzpatrick, Christina Liak
openaire   +3 more sources

Expert Strategies: Skull Base Reconstruction—Global Perspectives, Insights, and Algorithms through a Mixed Methods Approach

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There is limited consensus on endoscopic skull base surgery (ESBS) reconstruction principles. This study aims to generate comprehensive themes regarding ESBS reconstruction by pooling the experiences of ESBS experts, with comparison to a literature review of current published evidence.
Edward C. Kuan   +77 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children: state of the art [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) represents only part of a large group of pathologies of variable entity called respiratory sleep disorders (RSD) which include simple snoring and increased upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS).
Bellini, Chiara   +16 more
core   +2 more sources

Obstructive sleep apnea basics

open access: yesCleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2019
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition caused by repeated episodes of upper airway collapse and obstruction during sleep associated with arousal from sleep with or without oxygen desaturation.
J. Rundo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea [PDF]

open access: yesSleep Medicine Clinics, 2013
With more than 80 distinct sleep disorders classified in the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD-21), comorbidity of sleep disorders has emerged as an important topic with clinical and research significance. In particular, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia are 2 sleep disorders that co-occur frequently, involve clinical ...
Megan R. Crawford, Jason C. Ong
openaire   +5 more sources

Characterization of Neuropsychiatric Conditions in United States Resettled Refugees at a Single Academic Center

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Neuropsychiatric diseases are common among forcibly displaced persons, and a better understanding is needed to improve screening and treatment efforts. We performed a retrospective cross‐sectional study at a single academic center looking at neuropsychiatric diagnoses of United States resettled refugees presenting for their domestic medical examination.
Noor F. Shaik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy in the treatment of severe OSAS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Objective: To establish the efficacy of uvulopalatopharyngoplasty with tonsillectomy for treating selected patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Methodology: Retrospective study of patients who underwent clinical/instrumental ...
Ballacchino, A   +4 more
core  

Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

open access: yesChinese Medical Journal, 2015
To get a comprehensive understanding about the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and asthma by reviewing the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestation and then summarizing the latest progress on diagnosis and treatment.Articles referred in this review were mainly collected from a comprehensive search of the PubMed ...
Yi Xiao, Yi-Xian Qiao
openaire   +4 more sources

Deciphering the skeletal interoceptive circuitry to control bone homeostasis

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
This review introduces the skeletal interoceptive circuitry, covering the ascending signals from bone tissues to the brain (sensors), the central neural circuits that integrate this information and dispatch commands (CPU), and the descending pathways that regulate bone homeostasis (effectors).
Yefeng Wu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of a Mandibular Advancement Plate on Polysomnography in Different Grades of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

open access: yeseJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2015
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a mandibular advancement device on different grades of obstructive sleep apnea using a relatively simple test for the apnea-hypopnea index to determine if a mandibular device will be ...
Antti Raunio   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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