Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and resistant hypertension (RH): systematic review and meta …

G Labarca, A Schmidt, J Dreyse, J Jorquera… - Sleep medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Approximately 70–85% of patients with resistant hypertension (RH) report
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, whether therapy with continuous positive airway …

Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: systematic review and meta …

G Labarca, J Dreyse, L Drake, J Jorquera… - Sleep medicine reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) commonly occurs in patients with increased cardiovascular
(CV) risk, and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the preferred therapy for these …

Does Sars-Cov-2 threaten our dreams? Effect of quarantine on sleep quality and body mass index

L Barrea, G Pugliese, L Framondi, R Di Matteo… - Journal of translational …, 2020 - Springer
Background COVID 19-related quarantine led to a sudden and radical lifestyle changes, in
particular in eating habits. Objectives of the study were to investigate the effect of quarantine …

Sleep apnea physiological burdens and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

G Labarca, D Vena, WH Hu, N Esmaeili… - American Journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea is characterized by frequent reductions in ventilation,
leading to oxygen desaturations and/or arousals. Objectives: In this study, association of …

Short and long-term impact of COVID-19 infection on previous respiratory diseases

E Chiner-Vives, R Cordovilla-Perez… - Archivos de …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic. Till now, it affected 452.4 million (Spain, 11.18 million) …

Obesity and endothelial function

M Kajikawa, Y Higashi - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a major public health problem and is related to increasing rates of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. Over 1.9 billion adults are overweight or obese worldwide and the …

Cardiovascular disease outcomes associated with obstructive sleep apnea in diabetics: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Bushi, BK Padhi, M Shabil, P Satapathy, S Rustagi… - Diseases, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: There is significant pathogenic and epidemiological overlap between diabetes
and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This systematic review aimed to ascertain the …

Efficacy of CPAP for improvements in sleepiness, cognition, mood, and quality of life in elderly patients with OSA: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized …

G Labarca, D Saavedra, J Dreyse, J Jorquera, F Barbe - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Background OSA is found commonly in the elderly population (≥ 65 years old), and CPAP
improves sleepiness and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the middle-aged …

Telemedicine interventions for CPAP adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis

G Labarca, A Schmidt, J Dreyse, J Jorquera… - Sleep Medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the preferred therapy in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, data suggests treatment adherence is low. In …

Impact of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in COVID-19 survivors, symptoms changes between 4-months and 1 year after the COVID-19 infection

G Labarca, M Henríquez-Beltrán, L Lamperti… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To determine the association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) with long-
term symptoms and inflammatory cytokines, exploring the changes between 4-months and 1 …