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Sleep apnoea in Australian men: disease burden, co-morbidities, and correlates from the Australian longitudinal study on male health

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common disorder with under-rated clinical impact, which is increasingly being recognised as having a major bearing on global disease burden.
Chamara Visanka Senaratna   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex-specific associations between sleep apnoea and lung cancer risk in patients with COPD: a nationwide prospective cohort studyResearch in context

open access: yesThe Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Summary: Background: COPD is an established risk factor for lung cancer. Sleep apnoea is prevalent in COPD and the inflammation caused by intermittent hypoxaemia may increase this lung cancer risk.
Kristiaan Proesmans   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The contribution of fatigue and sleepiness to depression in patients attending the sleep laboratory for evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Purpose: A high prevalence of depressive symptomatology has been reported amongst sufferers of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but it remains unclear as to whether this is due to their OSA or other factors associated with the disorder.
Downey, Luke   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Therapeutic alternatives with CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), characterized by airflow cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) due to repeated pharyngeal obstructions during sleep, causes frequent disruption of sleep and hypoxic events. The condition is linked to many adverse health
Aluas, Maria   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: a dental perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is regarded as a potentially life threatening breathing disorder characterised by periodic cessation of air intake during sleep.
Mulligan, Kevin M.
core  

Domiciliary nasal respiratory support : first experiences in Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Nasal respiratory support is a non-invasive alternative to conventional assisted ventilation with endotracheal intubation, or the more cumbersome negative pressure ventilators.
Camilleri, R.   +2 more
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Physiological monitoring in the complex multi-morbid heart failure patient - Introduction. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Repeated physiological monitoring of comorbidities in heart failure (HF) is pivotal. This document introduces the main challenges related to physiological monitoring in the complex multimorbid HF patient, arising during an ESC consensus meeting on this ...
Rosano, GMC, Seferović, PM
core   +1 more source

Vocal cord dysfunction and lyrangeal hyper-responsiveness: a function of altered autonomic balance? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The interrelationships between vocal cord dysfunction and laryngeal hyperresponsiveness may have profound implications in the diagnosis and management of patients with difficult respiratory ...
Ayers, J.G., Gabbott, P.L.G.
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Comparative effects of moderate-intensity interval training on sleep quality and functional capacity in atrial fibrillation patients with two types of sleep apnea

open access: yesPhysiotherapy Quarterly
Introduction This study aimed to examine the effects of moderate-intensity interval training (MIIT) on the quality of sleep and functional capacity in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with different presentations of sleep apnoea after coronary artery ...
Hady Atef   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Empirical Mode Decomposition of Pulse Oximetry

open access: yes, 2014
Detection of desaturations on the pulse oximetry signal is of great importance for the diagnosis of sleep apneas. Using the counting of desaturations, an index can be built to help in the diagnosis of severe cases of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea ...
Di Persia, Leandro E.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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