Clinical Pathway for Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Without Conventional Modifiable Risk Factors: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

GA Figtree, ST Vernon, JA Harmer, MP Gray… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - jacc.org
Reducing the incidence and prevalence of standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors
(SMuRFs) is critical to tackling the global burden of coronary artery disease (CAD) …

Validation of the STOP-Bang questionnaire for screening of obstructive sleep apnea in the general population and commercial drivers: a systematic review and meta …

L Chen, B Pivetta, M Nagappa, A Saripella, S Islam… - Sleep and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a critical occupational health concern, but is often
undiagnosed in the general population and commercial drivers. The STOP-Bang …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in elderly: performance of the Berlin and STOP-Bang questionnaires and the Epworth sleepiness scale using …

PH Godoy, APC dos Santos Nucera… - Sleep …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately one third of the population
and can reach 90% prevalence in the elderly. There are screening tools to track the disease …

The Top End Sleepiness Scale (TESS): a new tool to assess subjective daytime sleepiness among indigenous Australian adults

E Benn, H Wirth, T Short, T Howarth… - Nature and Science …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To illustrate the utility of a newly developed culturally safe and clinically relevant
subjective daytime sleepiness assessment tool “Top End Sleepiness Scale”(TESS) for use …

Associations of early life and childhood risk factors with obstructive sleep apnoea in middle‐age

CV Senaratna, A Lowe, EH Walters, MJ Abramson… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective Early‐life risk factors for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
are poorly described, yet this knowledge may be critical to inform preventive strategies. We …

Examining changes in knowledge and practice in nurse practitioners after an online educational module on obstructive sleep apnea

JJ Pietras, E Richards, Q Ding… - Applied Nursing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims The purpose of this study is to investigate primary care nurse practitioner (NP)
knowledge and knowledge retention on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening after an …

Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of customized maxillary oral appliance with mandibular advancement appliance as a treatment modality for moderate …

V Belkhode, S Godbole, S Nimonkar, P Nimonkar… - Trials, 2022 - Springer
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is due to the obstruction of the upper airway
during sleep. This condition is often associated with multiple symptoms and co-morbidities …

Sleep health management in community pharmacy: Where are we and where should we be heading?

MM Basheti, C Gordon, Z Bawa, R Grunstein… - Research in Social and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Poor sleep health is now recognised as a significant risk factor for chronic
diseases and is associated with considerable comorbidity and mortality. Community …

End-to-end sleep apnea detection using single-lead ECG signal and 1-D residual neural networks

RV Sharan, S Berkovsky, H Xiong, E Coiera - Journal of Medical and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Sleep apnea causes heart rate variability (HRV). HRV can be detected from the
electrocardiography (ECG) signal and descriptors of HRV during sleep have been shown to …

Comparison of the value of the STOP-BANG questionnaire with oxygen desaturation index in screening obstructive sleep apnea in Germany

Y Wang, I Fietze, M Salanitro, T Penzel - Sleep and Breathing, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Despite polysomnography being the gold standard method of diagnosing
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it is time-consuming and has long waiting lists. Alternative …