Clinical Parameters Related to the Duration of Automatic Positive Airway Pressure Titration [PDF]
Sleep Medicine Research, 2020 Background and Objective Automatic positive airway pressure (APAP) therapy is a treatment and titration method for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, little is known about the optimal duration of APAP titration for identifying effective pressure. 1)
Ji-Sun Kim +4 more
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Correlation between oxidative stress and cognitive impairment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2022 Background/Aim. It is necessary to find relevant oxidative stress markers for predicting the severity of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), a sleep disorder-related respiratory disease.
Jia Pingdong +4 more
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Increase in the frequency of obstructive sleep apnea in elderly people [PDF]
Sleep Science, 2019 Background: The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases with age. However, older adults have limited perception of the symptoms related with poor sleep quality.
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Treatment of cardiomyopathy with PAP therapy in a patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea. [PDF]
, 2012 Obstructive sleep apnea is common in patients with heart failure. This case illustrates that treatment with PAP therapy can improve cardiac function in patients with both conditions.
Grewal, MD, Ritu G.
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Pitfalls of AHI system of severity grading in obstructive sleep apnoea [PDF]
Sleep ScienceObstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the major underlying co-morbidity in many of the non-communicable diseases (NCD) due to obesity as a common risk factor.
Rashmi Soori +5 more
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T regulatory lymphocytes and endothelial function in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. [PDF]
, 2013 BackgroundObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a low-grade inflammatory disease affecting the cardiovascular and metabolic systems. Increasing OSA severity reduces T-regulatory lymphocytes (Tregs) in OSA children. Since Tregs modulate endothelial activation,
Bandla, Hari PR +8 more
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Changes in Acoustic Pharyngometric Indices After Adenotonsillectomy in Children [PDF]
Sleep Medicine ResearchBackground and Objective This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of acoustic pharyngometry by examining the data before and after adenotonsillectomy in children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
Young Han Chung +3 more
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The importance of audio-video documentation during polysomnography for diagnosis of catathrenia in a 6-year-old child: case report [PDF]
Sleep ScienceCatathrenia is a rare disorder classified as a respiratory one and characterized by expiratory groans during sleep. We report a case of catathrenia in a 6-year-old male patient, with documented video and audio polysomnography.
Nubia Santana Argollo +2 more
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Physiological Reports, 2021 Obstructive and central sleep apnea affects ~1 billion people globally and may lead to serious cardiovascular and neurocognitive consequences, but treatment options are limited.
Christopher N. Schmickl +6 more
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Obstructive sleep apnea as an independent predictor of postoperative delirium and pain: Protocol for an observational study of a surgical cohort [version 2; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: Postoperative delirium and pain are common complications in adults, and are difficult both to prevent and treat. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent in surgical patients, and has been suggested to be a risk factor for postoperative ...
Arrington, Brianna +7 more
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