Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea and peripheral artery disease: Bringing each other out of the shadows

GD Barnes, EA Jackson - Atherosclerosis, 2016

... While not every patient with OSA will report a history of nocturnal apnea, simple screening tools
such as the STOP-BANG (Snoring, Tired, Observed apneic episodes, high ... Clinical guideline for
the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. ...

Pharyngeal constrictor muscle fatty change may contribute to obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: a prospective observational study

L Shi, H Wang, L Wei, Z Hong, M Wang, Z Wang - Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 2016

ABSTRACT Conclusions: Pharyngeal constrictor muscle injury and fatty changes may play
important roles in the pathogenesis and progression of OSAHS. Objective: Obstructive sleep
apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a respiratory disorder caused by upper airway ...

The effects of topical nasal steroids on continuous positive airway pressure compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta- …

N Charakorn, P Hirunwiwatkul, N Chirakalwasan… - Sleep and Breathing, 2016

Objectives The purpose of the study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis
in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), evaluating effects of topical nasal steroids on
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine use and nasal symptoms.

Role of Sleep Apnea and Gastroesophageal Reflux in Severe Asthma

L Rogers - Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, 2016

... vibration with snoring, repeated upper airway obstructive events causing mechanical trauma,
and cyclical hypoxemia with apneic events may ... Does treatment with continuous positive airway
pressure with or without obstructive sleep apnea syndrome impact asthma control? ...

Association between polymorphisms of the HSPB7 gene and Cheyne–Stokes respiration with central sleep apnea in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and …

M Wang, H Ding, J Kang, K Hu, W Lu, X Zhou, L Xu - International Journal of …, 2016

... Sleep staging and arousals, the definitions of respiratory events were scored according to the
criteria of ... An apnea was defined as cessation of inspiratory airflow lasting at least 10s ... reduction
in the nasal pressure signal excursions of at least 50% from the sleeping baseline level ...

Sleep, sleep deprivation, autonomic nervous system and cardiovascular diseases

E Tobaldini, G Costantino, M Solbiati, C Cogliati… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016

... Mammals spend around one-third of their lifetime sleeping. ... It has been reported that in 2014 almost
1/3 of the adults slept less than 6 hours ... focus on three main categories of sleep disturbances:
sleep disordered-breathing (SDB), such as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA ...

Parent-Reported Deficits in Executive Function and Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Adolescent Behavioral Weight Loss Program Participants

J Mietchen, SD Gale, CD Jensen - Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, 2016

... Although often seen as a disease in its own right, obesity is considered to be a risk factor for the
development of other health condi- tions including sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) which can
range from mild snoring to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA; Alonso-Alvarez et al. ...

Blood biomarkers indicate mild neuroaxonal injury and increased amyloid β production after transient hypoxia during breath-hold diving

M Gren, P Shahim, R Lautner, DH Wilson… - Brain Injury, 2016

... Further, T-tau correlated with the length of the apneic time during STA (ρ = 0.7226, p = 0.004)
and during DYN1 (ρ = 0.66, p = 0.01). ... A recent study has also linked hypoxia with increased levels
of serum Aβ40 and Aβ42 in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome [1717. ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease: recent advances and its association with sleep

JH Oh - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2016

... Thirty percent of individuals with GERD slept less than 5 h, which was a higher percentage than
for controls (23 ... of GERD; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index; NA, not applicable; EGD,
esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Def., definition; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; BQ, Berlin ...

[HTML] An algorithm of dental/dentofacial-based options for managing patients with obstructive sleep apnoea referred to a dentist/dental specialist by a physician

DD Kılınç, S Didinen - British Dental Journal, 2016

... 9. Top of page Conclusion. Depending on the variation of the site and severity of obstruction
in OSA patients, intervention options may also change. ... Journal of Human Hypertension (23 Oct
2014). Obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. ...