Obstructive sleep apnea

ML Ho, SD Brass - Neurology international, 2011 - mdpi.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects millions of Americans and is estimated to be as
prevalent as asthma and diabetes. Given the fact that obesity is a major risk factor for OSA …

Screening for sleep dysfunction after traumatic brain injury

T Mollayeva, A Colantonio, S Mollayeva, CM Shapiro - Sleep medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Numerous studies on the high prevalence of sleep disorders in individuals with traumatic
brain injury (TBI) have been conducted in the past few decades. These disorders can …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on left ventricular function assessed by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea …

N Akar Bayram, B Ciftci, T Durmaz… - European Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Aims In this study, we aimed to assess left ventricular (LV) systolic and diastolic functions by
tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) …

Effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure treatment on oxidative stress and adiponectin levels in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea

AMJ De Lima, CMR Franco, CMMB De Castro… - Respiration, 2010 - karger.com
Background: Obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are both associated with the
prevalence of major cardiovascular illnesses and certain common factors they are …

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on aortic stiffness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

T Keles, T Durmaz, NA Bayram, B Ciftci… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: The most significant complications seen in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
syndrome (OSAS) are associated with the cardiovascular system. The present study …

Sleep physiology, abnormal states, and therapeutic interventions

AT Wickboldt, AF Bowen, AJ Kaye, AM Kaye… - Ochsner …, 2012 - ochsnerjournal.org
Sleep is essential. Unfortunately, a significant portion of the population experiences altered
sleep states that often result in a multitude of health-related issues. The regulation of sleep …

Association between erectile dysfunction and sleep disorders measured by self‐assessment questionnaires in adult men

R Heruti, T Shochat, D Tekes‐Manova… - The journal of sexual …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background Erectile dysfunction (ED) is often associated with sleep disorders and sleep
apnea syndrome (SAS) in mostly middle‐aged and elderly men. Sleep disorders and ED are …

Effects of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on right ventricular function assessment by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnea …

NA Bayram, B Ciftci, H Bayram, T Keles… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: The effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on right
ventricular (RV) function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has not …

Does CPAP treatment affect the voice?

G Saylam, M Şahin, D Demiral… - Turkish Journal of …, 2016 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Background/aim: The aim of this study was to investigate alterations in voice parameters
among patients using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for the treatment of …

重度阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征患者的围手术期处理

张庆泉, 张华, 王坤, 宋西成, 孙岩… - 山东大学耳鼻 …, 2007 - ebhyxbwk.njournal.sdu.edu.cn
目的: 探讨重度阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征围手术期的处理. 方法: 对1994 年7 月至2006
年4 月全身麻醉下手术的452 例重度阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征患者的围手术期处理 …