Diagnosing and comanaging patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

AH Friedlander, LA Walker, IK Friedlander… - The Journal of the …, 2000 - Elsevier
… Illustration of an obstructed airway of a person with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome sleeping
in the supine (on back) position. Note that the epiglottis and tongue (A), and soft palate (B…

Comparison of cognitive performance among different age groups in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

M Alchanatis, N Zias, N Deligiorgis, I Liappas… - Sleep and …, 2008 - Springer
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on the cognitive performance of young and middle-aged
patients… that cognitive deterioration of untreated sleep apnea patients is age dependent, and …

Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

HF Becker, A Jerrentrup, T Ploch, L Grote, T Penzel… - circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
… In recent years it has been shown that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder
in adults. OSA is characterized by repetitive apneas and hypoxia caused by upper airway …

Cognitive function in a sleep clinic cohort of patients with obstructive sleep apnea

AE Beaudin, JK Raneri, NT Ayas… - Annals of the …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repeated collapse of the upper airway
during sleep, and ∼425 million individuals worldwide have moderate to severe OSA (1). In …

[HTML][HTML] Society of anesthesia and sleep medicine guideline on intraoperative management of adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea

SG Memtsoudis, C Cozowicz, M Nagappa… - Anesthesia & …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
… and Assessment of Adult Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Given the large amount
of related literature in this arena, this study focuses only on intraoperative patient care. …

Inflammation in the uvula mucosa of patients with obstructive sleep apnea

M Sekosan, M Zakkar, BL Wenig, CO Olopade… - The …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
… microscopic fields (HPF) in 21 patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and 5 control …
underlying soft palate inflammation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea are warranted. …

In vivo platelet activation is increased during sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

T Geiser, F Buck, BJ Meyer, C Bassetti, A Haeberli… - Respiration, 2002 - karger.com
Background: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) have an increased
risk of cardiovascular events including myocardial infarction and stroke. Objective: To …

Which memory processes are affected in patients with obstructive sleep apnea? An evaluation of 3 types of memory

B Naëgelé, SH Launois, S Mazza, C Feuerstein… - Sleep, 2006 - academic.oup.com
… in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) after CPAP treatment. … Cognitive
impairment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and associated hypoxemia. Chest 1986:…

Elevated production of tumor necrosis factor-α by monocytes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

K Minoguchi, T Tazaki, T Yokoe, H Minoguchi… - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Study objectives: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α is involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
In the present study, we examined TNF-α production by monocytes, serum levels of …

Quality of life in bed partners of patients with obstructive sleep apnea or hypopnea after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure

JM Parish, PJ Lyng - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been shown to affect the quality of life (QOL) in
patients, and QOL improves after treatment with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). …