Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: more insights on structural and functional cardiac alterations, and the effects of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure

B Shivalkar, C Van De Heyning, M Kerremans… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - jacc.org
Hypopnea was defined as a reduction in airflow with a 50% reduction in thoracic and …
Apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was the sum of the number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of …

Epidemiology of sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome and sleep-disordered breathing

P Jennum, RL Riha - European Respiratory Journal, 2009 - Eur Respiratory Soc
… and is classified as having obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (4–5% of the …
apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure has been …

Impact of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled …

M Alajmi, AT Mulgrew, J Fox, W Davidson, M Schulzer… - Lung, 2007 - Springer
… obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea (OSAH) are predisposed to developing hypertension,
and therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may reduce blood pressure (BP). …

Health related quality of life in Greek patients with sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome treated with continuous positive airway pressure

V Tsara, E Kaimakamis, E Serasli, Z Katsarou… - Sleep medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
Sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) causes serious symptoms and may induce patients’
quality of life impairment. The aim of this study was to assess health related quality of life …

Optimal continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea

W Beninati, MH Sanders - Sleep medicine reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
… /hypopnea syndrome (OSA/H) is characterised by repetitive obstruction of the upper airway
… There is evidence that treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is …

Continuous positive airway pressure as treatment for systemic hypertension in people with obstructive sleep apnoea: randomised controlled trial

J Durán-Cantolla, F Aizpuru, JM Montserrat, E Ballester… - Bmj, 2010 - bmj.com
airway pressure ventilation on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
hypopnea syndrome: … positive airway pressure in mild sleep apnoea-hypopnea syndrome. Am J …

[HTML][HTML] … nasal continuous positive airway pressure for a clinical profile and exercise capacity in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome

AK Goel, D Talwar, SK Jain - Lung India, 2015 - journals.lww.com
… of the upper airway during … disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome, increased morbidity, and
mortality. We aim to evaluate the short-term use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (…

Long-term evolution of daytime somnolence in patients with sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome treated by continuous positive airway pressure

JC Meurice, J Paquereau, JP Neau, F Caron, P Dore… - Sleep, 1997 - academic.oup.com
… (EDS) in patients who have sleep apnealhypopnea syndrome (SAHS) and are undergoing
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment improved differently in two groups of …

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: underestimated and undertreated

GJ Gibson - British medical bulletin, 2004 - academic.oup.com
… The treatment of choice is nocturnal continuous positive airway pressure which is highly …
of apnoeas and hypopnoeas rather than necessarily on the syndrome as exhibited by …

[HTML][HTML] When Does 'Mild'Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome Merit Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment?

HM Engleman - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
… (RCT) (1) to add to the growing database of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
treatment for obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). This blinded, multi-center, …