Issue 2/2021
Content (80 Articles)
The utility of proinflammatory markers in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Siraj Omar Wali, Jamil Al-Mughales, Faris Alhejaili, Md. Dilshad Manzar, Fahad Alsallum, Hashim Almojaddidi, David Gozal
Impact of CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea on visceral adipose tissue: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Qingshi Chen, Guofu Lin, Yongfa Chen, Chunchun Wu, Chaowei Li, Jiefeng Huang, Qichang Lin
Obstructive sleep apnea and respiratory center regulation abnormality
Liang Si, Jing Zhang, Yan Wang, Jie Cao, Bao-yuan Chen, Heng-juan Guo
The efficacy of acupuncture in postoperative sleep quality: a literature review
Bijia Song, Man Luo, Junchao Zhu
Knowledge and attitude of primary care physicians towards obstructive sleep apnea in the Middle East and North Africa region
Hassan Al-Khafaji, Izci Balserak Bilgay, Hani Tamim, Reem Hoteit, Georges Assaf
Association between lung function decline and obstructive sleep apnoea: the ALEC study
Össur Ingi Emilsson, Fredrik Sundbom, Mirjam Ljunggren, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Dinh Son Bui, Deborah Jarvis, Anna-Carin Olin, Karl A. Franklin, Pascal Demoly, Eva Lindberg, Christer Janson, Thor Aspelund, Thorarinn Gislason
Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
Ali A El-Solh, Yolanda Lawson, Gregory E. Wilding
Comorbid sleep apnea, post-traumatic stress disorder, and insomnia: underlying mechanisms and treatment implications—a commentary on El Solh et al.’s Impact of low arousal threshold on treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
Douglas M. Wallace, Alexander Sweetman
Association between habitual physical activity (HPA) and sleep quality in patients with cystic fibrosis
Sarah Dietz-Terjung, Wolfgang Gruber, Sivagurunathan Sutharsan, Christian Taube, Margarete Olivier, Uwe Mellies, Cordula Koerner-Rettberg, Stefanie Dillenhöfer, Florian Stehling, Matthias Welsner
Prospective associations of sleep apnea, periodic limb movements, and plasma fibrinogen level
Kimihiko Murase, Masanori Azuma, Ryo Tachikawa, Takuma Minami, Takeshi Matsumoto, Satoshi Hamada, Yoshinari Nakatsuka, Naomi Takahashi, Hirofumi Takeyama, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Toru Oga, Tomohiro Handa, Toyohiro Hirai, Kazuo Chin
Development and psychometric evaluation of the Motivation to Use CPAP Scale (MUC-S) using factorial structure and Rasch analysis among patients with obstructive sleep apnea before CPAP treatment is initiated
Anders Broström, M. Ulander, P. Nilsen, Chung-Ying Lin, A. H. Pakpour
The differences of carotid atherosclerosis among non-OSAHS and OSAHS patients of different severities: a cross-sectional study
Zeliang Hao, Lu Qin, Junyao Tong, Na Li, Yi Zhai, Ying Zhao
Association between sleep duration and sleep quality with sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages intake among university students
Behnoosh Boozari, Parvane Saneei, Seyed Morteza Safavi
Serum vitamin D levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and level changes after continuous positive airway pressure therapy
Dimitra I. Siachpazidou, Ourania S. Kotsiou, Vasileios Stavrou, Chaido Pastaka, Eudoxia Gogou, Maria Kechagia, Charalampos Varsamas, Nicholas-Tiberio Economou, Spyridon Zouridis, Eleni Patrikioy, George Seitanidis, Maria Pinaka, Alexandra Sistou, Chrissi Hatzoglou, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
Renalase and hypertension—demographic and clinical correlates in obstructive sleep apnea
Helena Martynowicz, Karolina Czerwińska, Anna Wojakowska, Lidia Januszewska, Iwona Markiewicz-Górka, Mieszko Więckiewicz, Grzegorz Mazur, Krystyna Pawlas, Rafał Poręba, Paweł Gać
Intermittent hypoxia induces turbinate mucosal hypertrophy via upregulating the gene expression related to inflammation and EMT in rats
Yo-ichiro Kuma, Jun Hosomichi, Hideyuki Maeda, Shuji Oishi, Risa Usumi-Fujita, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Sawa Kaneko, Jun-ichi Suzuki, Ken-ichi Yoshida, Takashi Ono
Effect of back-up head-elevated position during drug-induced sleep endoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Yen-Bin Hsu, Ming-Ying Lan, Yun-Chen Huang, Tung-Tsun Huang, Ming-Chin Lan
Potential patient screening for late-onset Pompe disease in suspected sleep apnea: a rationale and study design for a Prospective Multicenter Observational Cohort Study in Japan (PSSAP-J Study)
Motoo Yamauchi, Hideaki Nakayama, Satomi Shiota, Yasuyoshi Ohshima, Jiro Terada, Tsuguo Nishijima, Motomichi Kosuga, Takuro Kitamura, Naoko Tachibana, Takuya Oguri, Ryutaro Shirahama, Yasuhiro Aoki, Keiko Ishigaki, Kazuma Sugie, Tomoko Yagi, Hisae Muraki, Yukio Fujita, Tsunenori Takatani, Shigeo Muro
Effects of nasal high flow on sympathovagal balance, sleep, and sleep-related breathing in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension
Jens Spiesshoefer, Britta Bannwitz, Michael Mohr, Simon Herkenrath, Winfried Randerath, Paolo Sciarrone, Christian Thiedemann, Hartmut Schneider, Andrew T. Braun, Michele Emdin, Claudio Passino, Michael Dreher, Matthias Boentert, Alberto Giannoni
Intermittent hypoxia induces tumor immune escape in murine S180 solid tumors via the upregulation of TGF-β1 in mice
Lijuan Ma, Weibi Shan, Xinguo Ding, Pan Yang, Azmat Rozjan, Qiaoling Yao
Effects of endobronchial coils for endoscopic lung volume reduction on sleep in COPD patients with advanced pulmonary emphysema
Karl-Josef Franke, Ulrike Domanski, Maik Schröder, Georg Nilius
Toward standardizing the clinical testing protocols of point-of-care devices for obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis
Vivek Tangudu, Kahkashan Afrin, Sandy Reddy, Nicolaas E.P. Deutz, Steven Woltering, Satish T. S. Bukkapatnam
Impaired intestinal barrier in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Qianjun Li, Ting Xu, Hai Zhong, Wenhui Gao, Chuan Shao, Lijie Feng, Taoping Li
Propofol versus dexmedetomidine during drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
Erin M. Kirkham, Karen Hoi, Jonathan B. Melendez, Lauren M. Henderson, Aleda M. Leis, Michael P. Puglia II, Ronald D. Chervin
Cluster analysis identifies a pathophysiologically distinct subpopulation with increased serum leptin levels and severe obstructive sleep apnea
Yutaka Kozu, Yusuke Kurosawa, Shiho Yamada, Asami Fukuda, Mari Hikichi, Hisato Hiranuma, Toshiki Akahoshi, Yasuhiro Gon
Poor blood pressure control following subarachnoid hemorrhage in patients with sleep apnea
Sebastian Zaremba, Luca Albus, Hartmut Vatter, Thomas Klockgether, Erdem Güresir
Severity evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea based on speech features
Yiming Ding, Jiaxi Wang, Jiandong Gao, Qiang Fang, Yanru Li, Wen Xu, Ji Wu, Demin Han
The effects of continuous positive airway pressure and mandibular advancement therapy on metabolic outcomes of patients with mild obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled study
Luciana Oliveira e Silva, Thais Moura Guimarães, Gabriela Pontes, Glaury Coelho, Luciana Badke, Cibele Dal Fabbro, Sergio Tufik, Lia Bittencourt, Sonia Togeiro
Histopathological substrate of the atrial myocardium in the progression of obstructive sleep apnoea–related atrial fibrillation
Ling Zhang, Kun Ye, Jiasuoer Xiaokereti, Mei Ma, Yankai Guo, Xianhui Zhou, Baopeng Tang
Evaluation of preoperative and postoperative serum interleukin-6, interleukin-8, tumor necrosis factor α and raftlin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Nagihan Bilal, Ergul Belge Kurutas, Israfil Orhan, Bora Bilal, Adem Doganer
Correction to: Evaluation of preoperative and postoperative serum interleukin-6, interleukin-8, tumor necrosis factor α and raftlin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Nagihan Bilal, Ergul Belge Kurutas, Israfil Orhan, Bora Bilal, Adem Doganer
Effect of minimally invasive surgery on the sleep quality and work ability of patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome
Xiao-Qing Zhang, Li-Jun Liu, Xiao-Ying Li, Xiao-Qin Li, Li-Qiong Jiang, Ping Zeng, Qin Zhang
Impact of obstructive sleep apnea-related symptoms on surgical wound complications in breast cancer patients: pilot study in a tertiary health center in Turkey
Cigdem Ozdilekcan, Suat Kutun, Lutfi Dogan
Lack of association between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and specular microscopic features of the corneal endothelium
Ayse Idil Cakmak, Nursel Dikmen, Ela Eren, Eray Atalay
The association between high risk of sleep apnea, comorbidities, and risk of COVID-19: a population-based international harmonized study
Frances Chung, Rida Waseem, Chi Pham, Thomas Penzel, Fang Han, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Charles M. Morin, Brigitte Holzinger, Colin A. Espie, Christian Benedict, Jonathan Cedernaes, Tarja Saaresranta, Yun Kwok Wing, Michael R. Nadorff, Yves Dauvilliers, Luigi De Gennaro, Guiseppe Plazzi, Ilona Merikanto, Kentaro Matsui, Damien Leger, Mariusz Sieminski, Sergio Mota-Rolim, Yuichi Inoue, Markku Partinen, Ngan Yin Chan, Courtney J. Bolstad, Jules Schneider, Ying Huang, Ana Fernandes
Relationship between the mitochondria-derived peptide MOTS-c and insulin resistance in obstructive sleep apnea
Filiz Alkan Baylan, Esra Yarar
Diagnostic accuracy of the Berlin questionnaire and therapeutic effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in OSAHS patients with glucose metabolic dysfunction
Lin-jing Gong, Su-chi Chang, Qin-han Wu, Zi-long Liu, Xu Wu, Shan-qun Li
Serum matrix metalloproteinase-2 as a predictor of level of hypoxemia and severity of obstructive sleep apnea
Aleksandra Franczak, Robert Skomro, Jolanta Sawicka, Iwona Bil-Lula, Andrhea Nocon, Mark Fenton, Joshua Lawson, Grzegorz Sawicki
Low arousal threshold is associated with unfavorable shift of PAP compliance over time in patients with OSA
Hao Wu, Fang Fang, Chan Wu, Xiaojun Zhan, Yongxiang Wei
Relation of serum hepcidin levels and restless legs syndrome in chronic hemodialysis patients
Ahmet Tufekci, Ekrem Kara
Reliability of the Turkish version of the European Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening (EUROSAS) questionnaire for drivers
Yüksel Peker, Ayse Nilüfer Ozaydin, Ragip Cetinkaya, Ekinsu Kabadayi, Alp Giray Karakucuk, Yeliz Celik, Walter T. McNicholas
Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing and associated risk factors in primary school children in urban and rural environments
Yasemin Gokdemir, Ersoy Civelek, Banu Cakir, Ahmet Demir, Can Naci Kocabas, Nilay Bas Ikizoglu, Fazilet Karakoc, Bulent Karadag, Refika Ersu
The role of antioxidant vitamins and selenium in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Ercan Saruhan, Erdim Sertoglu, Yasemin Unal, Semai Bek, Gulnihal Kutlu
The role of mitophagy in the mechanism of genioglossal dysfunction caused by chronic intermittent hypoxia and the protective effect of adiponectin
Wenjing Wang, Wenxiao Ding, Hanpeng Huang, Yina Zhu, Ning Ding, Ganzhu Feng, Xilong Zhang
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and autonomic dysfunction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Gulcin Benbir Senel, N. Burcu Arkali, Huseyin Kilic, Gunduz Incesu, Sema Saltik, Cengiz Yalcinkaya, Derya Karadeniz
Long-term effectiveness of CPAP in patients with severe obesity-hypoventilation syndrome
Luis Pérez de Llano, Olalla Castro-Añón, Laura Castro-Cabana, Lidia Méndez Marote, Rafael Golpe
Extreme sports performance for more than a week with severely fractured sleep
Nikolaus C. Netzer, Linda K. Rausch, Hannes Gatterer, Martin Burtscher, Arn H. Eliasson, Stephan Pramsohler
A CPAP data–based algorithm for automatic early prediction of therapy adherence
AbdelKebir Sabil, Marc Le Vaillant, Christy Stitt, François Goupil, Thierry Pigeanne, Laurene Leclair-Visonneau, Philippe Masson, Acya Bizieux-Thaminy, Marie-Pierre Humeau, Nicole Meslier, Frédéric Gagnadoux
Possible sequelae in post-SARS-CoV-2 patients: effects on sleep and general health condition
Bárbara Virginia Vitti-Ruela, Vinícius Dokkedal-Silva, Daniela Santoro Rosa, Sergio Tufik, Monica Levy Andersen
Effects of central apneas on sympathovagal balance and hemodynamics at night: impact of underlying systolic heart failure
Jens Spiesshoefer, Nora Hegerfeld, Malte Frank Gerdes, Sören Klemm, Martha Gorbachevski, Robert Radke, Izabela Tuleta, Claudio Passino, Xiaoyi Jiang, Paolo Sciarrone, Winfried Randerath, Michael Dreher, Matthias Boentert, Alberto Giannoni
Association between leg motor restlessness and depression among Chinese males living at high-altitude: the mediating role of insomnia
Shuyu Sun, Jian Qiu, Jiafeng Ren, Xianchao Zhao, Yingcong Jiang, Rong Wang, Chengji Wu, Jinxiang Cheng, Changjun Su
Evaluation of sleep quality and restless legs syndrome in adult patients with sickle cell anemia
Nazan Şimşek Erdem, Ramazan Erdem, Gönül Oktay, Erdal Kurtoğlu
Diagnosing narcolepsy in the active duty military population
Bernadette Villarreal, Tyler Powell, Matthew S. Brock, Shana Hansen
Clinical success of greater occipital nerve blockade in improving sleep quality of chronic migraineurs: a prospective observational study
Hikmet Saçmacı, Tülin Aktürk, Nermin Tanık, Levent Ertuğrul İnan
Diagnosis and treatment of isolated snoring—open questions and areas for future research
B. Hofauer, B. Braumann, C. Heiser, M. Herzog, J. T. Maurer, S. Plößl, J. U. Sommer, A. Steffen, T. Verse, B. A. Stuck
Impact of rapid palatal expansion on the internal nasal valve and obstructive nasal symptoms in children
Audrey Yoon, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Stanley Liu, James Oh, Heeyeon Suh, Michael Trieu, Kevin Kang, Daniela Silva
Depth of sedation during drug induced sedation endoscopy monitored by BiSpectral Index® and Cerebral State Index®
Michael Herzog, Mathias Rudzki, Sebastian Plößl, Stefan Plontke, Patrick Kellner
The effect of postoperative CPAP use on anastomotic and staple line leakage after bariatric surgery
Stefanie N. H. Reijers, Leontien M. G. Nijland, Pien F. N. Bosschieter, Christel A. L. de Raaff, Madeline J. L. Ravesloot, Ruben N. van Veen, Steve M. M. de Castro, Nico de Vries
Melatonin maintains the function of the blood redox system at combined ethanol-induced toxicity and subclinical inflammation in mice
Natalia Kurhaluk, Halyna Tkachenko, Oleksandr Lukash, Pawel J. Winklewski, Magdalena Wszedybyl-Winklewska
Decrease in sleep quality during COVID-19 outbreak
Adriano D. S. Targa, Iván D. Benítez, Anna Moncusí-Moix, Maria Arguimbau, Jordi de Batlle, Mireia Dalmases, Ferran Barbé
Excessive daytime sleepiness in cancer patients
Bibi Aneesah Jaumally, Aneesa Das, Nathaniel C. Cassell, G. Nancy Pachecho, Ruckshanda Majid, Lara Bashoura, Diwakar D. Balachandran, Saadia A. Faiz
Sleep variability, 6-sulfatoxymelatonin, and diabetic retinopathy
Supamas Sirisreetreerux, Tharikarn Sujirakul, Hataikarn Nimitphong, Sittichai Pinyopodjanard, Sunee Saetung, La-or Chailurkit, Naricha Chirakalwasan, Ben S. Gerber, Sirimon Reutrakul
The effect of intermittent hypoxia and fecal microbiota of OSAS on genes associated with colorectal cancer
Jia Gao, Hailong Cao, Qiang Zhang, Bangmao Wang
Are the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) domains considered in the obstructive sleep apnea instruments? An integrative review
Francisca Soraya Lima Silva, João Paulo da Silva Bezerra, Beatriz Carneiro Mota, Ana Cecília Silva de Oliveira, Manoel Alves Sobreira-Neto, Shamyr Sulyvan de Castro, Camila Ferreira Leite
Tooth loss as a potential risk factor for deficient sleep: an analysis of a nationally representative sample of adults in the USA
Mohammad S. Al-Zahrani, Ahmed A. Alhassani, Khalid H. Zawawi
Vitamin D deficiency in patients evaluated for obstructive sleep apnea: is it associated with disease severity?
Izolde Bouloukaki, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Charalampos Mermigkis, Marisa R. Bonsignore, Manolis Markakis, Athanasia Pataka, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Christina Ermidou, Ioanna Alexaki, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Sophia Schiza
Predictors of sleep quality among university students: the use of advanced machine learning techniques
Alia A. Alghwiri, Fidaa Almomani, Alaa A. Alghwiri, Susan L. Whitney
Prevalence and differences in habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, and using sleep medication: a national study of university students in Jordan
Maha Alkaid Albqoor, Abeer M. Shaheen
Adaptive servo-ventilation in patients with chronic heart failure and sleep disordered breathing: predictors of usage
Leonie Kolb, Michael Arzt, Stefan Stadler, Katharina Heider, Lars S. Maier, Maximilian Malfertheiner
Sleep quality, sleep latency, and sleep duration: a national comparative study of university students in Jordan
Maha Alkaid Albqoor, Abeer M Shaheen
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of COVID-19 Infection, Hospitalization and Respiratory Failure
Matthew B. Maas, Minjee Kim, Roneil G. Malkani, Sabra M. Abbott, Phyllis C. Zee
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome–related hypertension and sarcopenia: a brief glance on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
Timur Ekiz, Murat Kara, Vincenzo Ricci, Levent Özçakar
Weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an interventional procedure
Tomoyuki Kawada
Response to a letter to the editor titled, “Weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an interventional procedure”
Matsusato Tsuyumu, Tadao Tsurumoto, Jiro Iimura, Tsuneya Nakajima, Hiromi Kojima
Sleep status and hypertension: a risk assessment
Tomoyuki Kawada
Reply to a letter to the Editor regarding the article “Sleep and Hypertension”
Ziqian Zeng
Dental sleep medicine in the dental curriculum: what should be the dot on the horizon?
Frank Lobbezoo, Ghizlane Aarab
Hypoxemia and pulmonary hypertension in patients with concomitant restrictive ventilatory defect and sleep apnea: the overlap syndrome
Jiang Xie, Zhengyang Fan, Patiguli Yisilamu, Dance Sun, Jingting Wang, Fei Li, C. Anwar A. Chahal
Determinants of bilevel therapy in the management of obstructive sleep apnea
Stuart Shah, Carmen Smotherman, Mariam Louis
Association between sleep duration and weight gain and incident overweight/obesity: longitudinal analyses from the China Health and Nutrition Survey
Xufang Huang, Wenlei Xu, Ruikun Chen, Yuxin Jiang, Jingwei Li, Shaoyong Xu