Diabetes mellitus prevalence and control in sleep-disordered breathing: the European Sleep Apnea Cohort (ESADA) study

BD Kent, L Grote, S Ryan, JL Pepin, MR Bonsignore… - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND OSA is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity. A
driver of this is metabolic dysfunction and in particular type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Prior …

Circulating adhesion molecules in obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease

VM Pak, MA Grandner, AI Pack - Sleep medicine reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Over 20 years of evidence indicates a strong association between obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) and cardiovascular disease. Although inflammatory processes have been heavily …

Zonisamide reduces obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised placebo-controlled study

D Eskandari, D Zou, M Karimi, K Stenlöf… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Carbonic anhydrase inhibition reduces apnoeic events in sleep disordered breathing.
Zonisamide inhibits carbonic anhydrase, and induces weight loss in obese patients. This …

Study of leptin and adiponectin as disease markers in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea

S Al Mutairi, OA Mojiminiyi, A Al Alawi… - Disease …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Published studies showed conflicting results of the associations between
adiponectin and leptin levels and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). In obese patients …

Usefulness of sleep endoscopy in predicting positional obstructive sleep apnea

AJ Victores, J Hamblin, J Gilbert… - … –Head and Neck …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives The aim of the study was to (1) evaluate whether position affects drug-induced
sleep endoscopy (DISE) findings in positional and nonpositional patients and (2) determine …

Characterizing the phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea: clinical, sleep, and autonomic features of obstructive sleep apnea with and without hypoxia

JA Palma, J Iriarte, S Fernandez, M Valencia… - Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The pathophysiological basis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not completely
understood and likely varies among patients. In this regard, some patients with OSA do not …

Is mean platelet volume really a severity marker for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome without comorbidities?

SN Sökücü, C Özdemir, L Dalar, L Karasulu… - Pulmonary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder that can lead to significant
cardiovascular complications. Several studies have reported increased platelet activation …

Arginase activity and nitric oxide levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

M Yüksel, HK Okur, Z Pelin, AV Öğünç, L Öztürk - Clinics, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVE: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by repetitive obstruction of
the upper airways, and it is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. There have been …

The association between sleep characteristics and prothrombotic markers in a population-based sample: Chicago Area Sleep Study

Z Tosur, D Green, PJ De Chavez, KL Knutson… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background and aim Short sleep duration and poor quality sleep are associated with
coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality; however, the underlying pathophysiologic process …

Факторы риска сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний у больных с синдромом обструктивного апноэ сна

АВ Маркин, ТИ Мартыненко, ГИ Костюченко… - Клиницист, 2014 - cyberleninka.ru
В статье анализируются причинно-следственные связи синдрома обструктивного
апноэ сна (СОАС) и сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний (ССЗ). При СОАС в ответ на …