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)
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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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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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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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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.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome [PDF]
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2006 Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is caused by upper airway collapse during inspiration, causing intermittent hypoxemia, hypercapnia, acidosis, sympathetic nervous system activation, and arousal from sleep. Nighttime blood pressure is higher, but unexpectedly, daytime hypertension occurs. The prevalence of hypertension is very high and the incidence of
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Adipocytokines in sleep apnea syndrome [PDF]
European Journal of Medical Research, 2009 Biomarkers of adipose tissue may affect glucose and lipid metabolism and present pro-inflammatory properties, thus could be involved in the pathobiochemistry of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The coexistence of sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) and metabolic risk factors of CVD is worth explaining.
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Herramientas prácticas para SAOS: de la sospecha al seguimiento
Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes, 2021 Resumen: El síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño (SAOS) es uno de los trastornos respiratorios del sueño más prevalente con consecuencias cardiovasculares y de calidad de vida conocidas.
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