Issue 2/2013
Content (67 Articles)
Humidification during CPAP titration: an unresolved issue
Antonio M. Esquinas, Ahmed S. BaHammam
Author response to “Humidification during CPAP titration: an unresolved issue”
Chung-Chieh Yu, Huang-Pin Wu
Obstructive sleep apnea and dyslipidemia: importance of the liver axis
Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Erkin M. Mirrakhimov
Obstructive sleep apnea and dyslipidemia: pathophysiological mechanisms
Oladipupo Olafiranye, Ajibola Monsur Adedayo
Should we routinely screen patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis for nocturnal hypoxemia?
Georgia Pitsiou, Vasilis Bagalas, Afroditi Boutou, Ioannis Stanopoulos, Paraskevi Argyropoulou-Pataka
Unmasking the Janus face of the association between psoriasis, metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea
Maria Dalamaga, Evangelia Papadavid, Katerina Vlami
The association between oxidative stress and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Demosthenes Makris, Melpomeni Ntalapascha, Epaminondas Zakynthinos
Improving surgical therapy for sleep-disordered breathing by controlled trials
Joachim T. Maurer
Sleep apnea and pregnancy. An association worthy of study
Felix del Campo, Carlos Zamarrón
Electroencephalographic hypersynchrony in a child with night terrors
Scott G. Williams, Daniel Correa, Suzanne Lesage, Christopher Lettieri
Obstructive sleep apnea caused by substernal goiter presenting as nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy
Allen J. Blaivas, Faisal Uddin
Updates in oral appliance therapy for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
Hui Chen, Alan A. Lowe
Dynamic CO2 inhalation: a novel treatment for CSR–CSA associated with CHF
Zhi Hui Wan, Fang Jing Wen, Ke Hu
Impact of continuous positive airway pressure on C-reactive protein in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis
Yongzhong Guo, Lei Pan, Dunqiang Ren, Xiaomei Xie
Does physical exercise reduce excessive daytime sleepiness by improving inflammatory profiles in obstructive sleep apnea patients?
Eduardo da Silva Alves, Carolina Ackel-D’Elia, Gabriela Pontes Luz, Thays Crosara Abrahão Cunha, Gláucia Carneiro, Sergio Tufik, Lia Rita Azeredo Bittencourt, Marco Tulio de Mello
Supine fluid redistribution: should we consider this as an important risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea?
Aibek E. Mirrakhimov
Use of SPECT to detect changes in diastolic and coronary reserve in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Bei Wang, Zhou-la Liu, Bo Niu, Hong-wei Liang, Ren-li Qiao
Manual vs. automated analysis of polysomnographic recordings in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Gerben Stege, Petra J. E. Vos, P. N. Richard Dekhuijzen, Pieter H. E. Hilkens, Marjo J. T. van de Ven, Yvonne F. Heijdra, Frank J. J. van den Elshout
The prevalence and correlates of habitual snoring during pregnancy
Ihunnaya O. Frederick, Chunfang Qiu, Tanya K. Sorensen, Daniel A. Enquobahrie, Michelle A. Williams
Oxidative stress in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Melpomeni Ntalapascha, Demosthenes Makris, Antonis Kyparos, Irene Tsilioni, Konstantinos Kostikas, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Dimitrios Kouretas, Epaminondas Zakynthinos
Case–control studies of novel hemoglobin anomalies as differential diagnosis in sleep apnea syndrome
Berndt Zur, Michael Ludwig, Birgit Stoffel-Wagner
Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea using a custom-made titratable duobloc oral appliance: a prospective clinical study
M. Dieltjens, O. M. Vanderveken, E. Hamans, J. A. Verbraecken, K. Wouters, M. Willemen, W. A. De Backer, P. H. Van de Heyning, M. J. Braem
Levels of neuroglobin in serum and neurocognitive impairments in Chinese patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Min Xu, Ying Yang, Junjian Zhang
Ocular surface assessment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome
Mutlu Acar, Hikmet Firat, Ugur Acar, Sadik Ardic
Validity of sheet-type portable monitoring device for screening obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Mina Kobayashi, Kazuyoshi Namba, Satoru Tsuiki, Masaki Nakamura, Masamichi Hayashi, Yuuki Mieno, Hiromi Imizu, Shiho Fujita, Atsushi Yoshikawa, Hiroki Sakakibara, Yuichi Inoue
Analysis of systemic and airway inflammation in obstructive sleep apnea
Kensaku Aihara, Toru Oga, Yuichi Chihara, Yuka Harada, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Tomohiro Handa, Takefumi Hitomi, Kazuko Uno, Michiaki Mishima, Kazuo Chin
Autonomic dysfunction in children with sleep disordered breathing
Lisa M. Walter, Gillian M. Nixon, Margot J. Davey, Vicki Anderson, Adrian M. Walker, Rosemary S. C. Horne
Depressive symptoms in patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome
Jorge Rey de Castro, Edmundo Rosales-Mayor
Effects of sleep disordered breathing on functional capacity and quality of life in chronic kidney disease Egyptian patients
Eman S.-D. Khalil, Ehab I. Mohamed, Gihane I. Khalil, Samera M. Sallam, Shaimaa S. Mohamed, Salah S. Naga, Mohamed N. Mowafy
Factors associated with excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea
John H. Jacobsen, Lei Shi, Babak Mokhlesi
Parent versus teacher report of daytime behavior in snoring children
Mark J. Kohler, J. D. Kennedy, A. J. Martin, K. Lushington
Comparison of metabolic syndrome with growing epidemic syndrome Z in terms of risk factors and gender differences
Meral Uyar, Vedat Davutoğlu, Neriman Aydın, Ayten Filiz
Association between PM10 exposure and sleep of Egyptian school children
Maha K. Abou-Khadra
Patient preferences and experiences of CPAP and oral appliances for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a qualitative analysis
Fernanda R. Almeida, Natalie Henrich, Carlo Marra, Larry D. Lynd, Alan A. Lowe, Hiroko Tsuda, John A. Fleetham, Benjamin Pliska, Najib Ayas
CPAP interface: satisfaction and side effects
Adel Bachour, Pirjo Vitikainen, Paula Virkkula, Paula Maasilta
Clinical and polysomnographic findings of patients with large goiters
Leonardo Haddad, Fernanda L. M. Haddad, Lia Bittencourt, Luis Carlos Gregório, Sergio Tufik, Marcio Abrahão
Is portable monitoring for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome suitable in elderly population?
Jéssica Fabia Polese, Rogerio Santos-Silva, Paula Martins de Oliveira Ferrari, Denis Eduardo Sartori, Sergio Tufik, Lia Bittencourt
Sleep medicine knowledge, attitudes, and practices among medical students in Guangzhou, China
Miao Luo, Yuan Feng, Taoping Li
Controlled trial of combined radiofrequency-assisted uvulopalatoplasty in the treatment of snoring and mild to moderate OSAS (pilot study)
Tomas Balsevičius, Virgilijus Uloza, Saulius Vaitkus, Raimundas Sakalauskas, Skaidrius Miliauskas
Effects of treatment with oral appliance on 24-h blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension: a randomized clinical trial
Ann Andrén, Pär Hedberg, Marie-Louise Walker-Engström, Petra Wahlén, Åke Tegelberg
Quantitative measurement of sleep quality using cardiopulmonary coupling analysis: a retrospective comparison of individuals with and without primary insomnia
Preetam J. Schramm, Robert Thomas, Bernd Feige, Kai Spiegelhalder, Dieter Riemann
Cerebrovascular pulsatility in patients with sleep-disordered breathing
Alberto R. Ramos, Digna Cabral, David J. Lee, Ralph L. Sacco, Tatjana Rundek
Postoperative complications in obstructive sleep apnea
M. Jeffery Mador, Sandeep Goplani, V. Anand Gottumukkala, Ali A. El-Solh, Kumar Akashdeep, Ghana Khadka, Mohammed Abo-Khamis
Excessive daytime sleepiness in late pregnancy may not always be normal: results from a cross-sectional study
Ghada Bourjeily, Christina Raker, Michel Chalhoub, Margaret Miller
Clinical and polysomnographic features of a large Turkish pedigree with restless leg syndrome and periodic limb movements
Gülsen Babacan-Yildiz, Esra Gürsoy, Mehmet Kolukisa, Fatmanur Karaköse, Emin M. Akkoyunlu, Arif Celebi, Ebba Lohmann
Assessment of a wireless headband for automatic sleep scoring
H. Griessenberger, D. P. J. Heib, A. B. Kunz, K. Hoedlmoser, M. Schabus
Measurement of dyspnea in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Kensaku Aihara, Toru Oga, Chikara Yoshimura, Takefumi Hitomi, Yuichi Chihara, Yuka Harada, Kimihiko Murase, Yoshiro Toyama, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Tomohiro Handa, Tomomasa Tsuboi, Michiaki Mishima, Kazuo Chin
Can we get more from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) than just a single score?
Michelle Olaithe, Timothy C. Skinner, Jemma Clarke, Peter Eastwood, Romola S. Bucks
The sleep position trainer: a new treatment for positional obstructive sleep apnoea
J. Peter van Maanen, Kristel A. W. Meester, Lideke N. Dun, Ioannis Koutsourelakis, Birgit I. Witte, D. Martin Laman, Antonius A. J. Hilgevoord, Nico de Vries
Forces created by mandibular advancement devices in OSAS patients
J. Cohen-Levy, B. Pételle, J. Pinguet, E. Limerat, B. Fleury
Stage-matched intervention for adherence to CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial
Ting Deng, Yan Wang, Mei Sun, Baoyuan Chen
Usefulness of the Berlin Questionnaire to identify patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea: a population-based door-to-door study
Kyunghun Kang, Ki-Soo Park, Ji-Eun Kim, Sung-Wan Kim, Young-Teak Kim, Jung-Soo Kim, Ho-Won Lee
Obstructive sleep apnea
Karin F. Hoth, Molly E. Zimmerman, Kimberly A. Meschede, J. Todd Arnedt, Mark S. Aloia
Obstructive sleep apnea and acute myocardial infarction severity: ischemic preconditioning?
Neomi Shah, Susan Redline, H. Klar Yaggi, Richard Wu, C. George Zhao, Robert Ostfeld, Mark Menegus, Daniel Tracy, Elizabeth Brush, W. David Appel, Robert C. Kaplan
Assessment of sleep quality by pulse wave amplitude and actigraphy in children with sleep-disordered breathing: evaluation at diagnosis and under non-invasive ventilation
Adriana Ramirez, Sonia Khirani, Vincent Delord, Guillaume Aubertin, Jean-Louis Pépin, Brigitte Fauroux
The impact of sleep duration in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Thaís T. Risso, Dalva Poyares, Camila F. Rizzi, Cristiane Pulz, Christian Guilleminault, Sergio Tufik, Angelo A. V. de Paola, Fátima Cintra
Breathing irregularity during wakefulness associates with CPAP acceptance in sleep apnea
Motoo Yamauchi, Frank J. Jacono, Yukio Fujita, Masanori Yoshikawa, Yoshinobu Ohnishi, Hiroshi Nakano, Cara K. Campanaro, Kenneth A. Loparo, Kingman P. Strohl, Hiroshi Kimura
The association between difficulty using positive airway pressure equipment and adherence to therapy: a pilot study
Constance H. Fung, Jennifer L. Martin, Uyi Igodan, Stella Jouldjian, Cathy Alessi
Analysis of cardiopulmonary coupling to assess adaptive servo-ventilation success in complex sleep apnea management
Kannan Ramar, Benoît Desrues, Priya Ramar, Timothy I. Morgenthaler
Antioxidant vitamins prevent oxidative and carbonyl stress in an animal model of obstructive sleep apnea
Peter Celec, Ingrid Jurkovičová, Roman Buchta, Ivan Bartík, Roman Gardlík, Roland Pálffy, Imrich Mucska, Július Hodosy
Women with partial upper airway obstruction are not less sleepy than those with obstructive sleep apnea
Ulla Anttalainen, Olli Polo, Tero Vahlberg, Tarja Saaresranta
Erratum to: Polysomnographic findings in Rett syndrome: a case–control study
Marco Carotenuto, Maria Esposito, Alfredo D’Aniello, Carmen Donatella Rippa, Francesco Precenzano, Antonio Pascotto, Carmela Bravaccio, Maurizio Elia