Symptoms of Daytime Sleepiness and Sleep Apnea among Pregnant Women
Objectives: Despite the fact that sleep disturbances have been associated with poor maternal and neonatal health outcomes in pregnancy, no studies have assessed excessive daytime sleepiness or the risk for sleep apnea among pregnant Saudi Arabian women ...
Yassar Al-Jahdali+8 more
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Comorbidities in aging patients with sickle cell disease. [PDF]
Sickle cell disease (SCD) in general and sickle cell anemia in particular is a highly complex disorder both at the molecular and clinical levels. Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in nature causing ...
Ballas, Samir K.
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Sleep disturbances in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients: a clinical and polysomnographic study
Background Disordered sleep breathing is a common complication of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) manifested by excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headache, morning dizziness, cognitive decline, and mood changes.
Wafik Said Bahnasy+4 more
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Background: Mandibular Advancement Devices (MADs), inserted in non-surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), are used intra-orally during the sleep period, with the aim of promoting mandibular protrusion.
Pedro Dias Ferraz+7 more
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Incidence of Sleep Apnea Syndromes in General Patients at a Hospital for Internal Medicine [PDF]
1986-03Incidence of sleep apnea syndromes in the general population in Japan is unknown. To investigate this incidence in Japan, sleep apnea syndromes were carefully diagnosed for all patients who visited a private hospital located in Naka Ward, Nagoya ...
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Distribution of KAP scores for participants ≤ 65 versus > 65 years. ABSTRACT Objectives Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common clinical arrhythmia. Failure to identify AF leaves patients at a considerably higher risk of disability and death, making its early screening and prevention extremely important. This study aimed to investigate knowledge, attitude,
Zhong Yi+12 more
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2016 European Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of high blood pressure in children and adolescents [PDF]
Increasing prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in children and adolescents has become a significant public health issue driving a considerable amount of research.
Agabiti-Rosei, Enrico+18 more
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Worth the Effort: Lessons for Discovery and Care From an Unusual Case of Gorlin Syndrome
ABSTRACT Gorlin‐Goltz Syndrome (GGS) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder encompassing a diverse range of clinical manifestations, including congenital anomalies and predisposition to cancer. Pathogenic variants in PTCH1 and SUFU account for up to 79% and 6% of cases, respectively. Currently, an estimated 15%–27% of individuals with a clinical
V. Taliercio+13 more
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Reproducibility and predictors of the apnea hypopnea index across multiple nights [PDF]
Background: Attended polysomnography (PSG) is the standard diagnostic test for sleep apnea (SA). However, due to internight variability in SA, a single night PSG may not accurately reflect the true severity of SA.
Hisham Alshaer+3 more
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Clinical significance of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with acute coronary syndrome in relation to diabetes status. [PDF]
Objective: The prognostic significance of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) according to diabetes mellitus (DM) status remains unclear. We aimed to elucidate the association of OSA with subsequent cardiovascular
Du, Yunhui+6 more
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