Issue 1/2016
Content (64 Articles)
Right ventricular geometry and mechanics in patients with obstructive sleep apnea living at high altitude
Tolga Sinan Güvenç, Nergiz Hüseyinoğlu, Serkan Özben, Şeref Kul, Rengin Çetin, Kaya Özen, Coşkun Doğan, Bahattin Balci
Sleep apnea and retinal signs in cardiovascular disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Merwyn Chew, Jing Xie, Ronald Klein, Barbara Klein, Mary Frances Cotch, Susan Redline, Tien Yin Wong, Ning Cheung
Relationship between surfactant proteins B and C and obstructive sleep apnea: is serum SP-B concentration a potential biomarker of obstructive sleep apnea?
Liang Shao, Nanfang Li, Xiaoguang Yao, Mulalibieke Heizati, Arikin Abdireim, Yingchun Wang, Zufeiya Abulikemu, Delian Zhang, Guijuan Chang, Ling Zhou, Jing Hong, Yongping Zhang, Jianqiong Kong, Xiangyang Zhang
Effect of oxygen desaturation threshold on determination of OSA severity during weight loss
Katja Myllymaa, Sami Myllymaa, Timo Leppänen, Antti Kulkas, Salla Kupari, Pekka Tiihonen, Esa Mervaala, Juha Seppä, Henri Tuomilehto, Juha Töyräs
Effect of APAP and heated humidification with a heated breathing tube on adherence, quality of life, and nasopharyngeal complaints
Georg Nilius, Karl J. Franke, Ulrike Domanski, Maik Schroeder, Karl H. Ruhle
Combined effect of obstructive sleep apnea and chronic smoking on cognitive impairment
Ying Ni Lin, Li Na Zhou, Xiu Juan Zhang, Qing Yun Li, Qiong Wang, Hua Jun Xu
What can impulse oscillometry and pulmonary function testing tell us about obstructive sleep apnea: a case-control observational study?
Arikiny Abdeyrim, NanFang Li, Liang Shao, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Yingchun Wang, Xiaoguang Yao, Suofeiya Abulikemu, Delian Zhang, Guijuan Chang, Ting Yin, Cai Li, Jing Meng, MingHua Zhao, Ling Zhou, Jing Hong, Yongping Zhang
Effects of mandibular advancement device treatment on arterial stiffness and glucose metabolism in patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective 1 year study
Tea Galic, Josko Bozic, Natalija Ivkovic, Grgo Gunjaca, Tina Kurir Ticinovic, Zoran Dogas
Comparison of the upper airway dynamics of oronasal and nasal masks with positive airway pressure treatment using cine magnetic resonance imaging
Matthew R. Ebben, Sara Milrad, Jonathan P. Dyke, C. Douglas Phillips, Ana C. Krieger
Sleep disorders in pregnancy and their association with pregnancy outcomes: a prospective observational study
S. K. Sharma, A. Nehra, S. Sinha, M. Soneja, K. Sunesh, V. Sreenivas, D. Vedita
Delayed neutrophil apoptosis mediates intermittent hypoxia-induced progressive heart failure in pressure-overloaded rats
Shuo Li, Jing Feng, Si Wei, Xuehan Qian, Jie Cao, Baoyuan Chen
Anatomical characteristics of catathrenia (nocturnal groaning) in upper airway and orofacial structures
Zeliang Hao, Liyue Xu, Jingjing Zhang, Xueli Lan, Xuemei Gao, Fang Han
Positional obstructive sleep apnea in bariatric surgery patients: risk factor for postoperative cardiopulmonary complications?
Christel A. L. de Raaff, Dana M. Bindt, Nico de Vries, Bart A. van Wagensveld
Resting energy expenditure in OSAS: the impact of a single CPAP application
Katalin Fekete, Afroditi K. Boutou, Georgia Pitsiou, Nikolaos Chavouzis, Athanasia Pataka, Ioanna Athanasiou, Georgios Ilonidis, Theodoros Kontakiotis, Paraskevi Argyropoulou, Ioannis Kioumis
Sleep quality of mother-caregivers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients
Karen T. Nozoe, Daniel N. Polesel, Gustavo A. Moreira, Gabriel N. Pires, Ricardo T. Akamine, Sergio Tufik, Monica L. Andersen
Left ventricular subclinical dysfunction associated with myocardial deformation changes in obstructive sleep apnea patients estimated by real-time 3D speckle-tracking echocardiography
Dian Wang, Gen Shan Ma, Xiao Yan Wang, Qiang Qiang Lu, Yu Wang, Nai Feng Liu
Exhaled nitric oxide from the central airway and alveoli in OSAHS patients: the potential correlations and clinical implications
Jie Liu, Zheng Li, Zilong Liu, Fen Zhu, Wenjing Li, Hong Jiang, Xiaodan Wu, Yuanlin Song, Shanqun Li, Chunxue Bai
Post-gastrointestinal endoscopy complications in patients with obstructive sleep apnea or at high risk for sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Swarna Gaddam, Sameer K. Gunukula, M. Jeffery Mador
Effects and relationship of intermittent hypoxia on serum lipid levels, hepatic low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1, and hypoxia-inducible factor 1α
Peng Li, Jian Wu, Li Zhao, Xue-wei Feng
Can CPAP be indicated in adult patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea only on the basis of clinical data?
Carlos Alberto Nigro, Eduardo Dibur, María Rosario Aragone, Eduardo Borsini, Glenda Ernst, Facundo Nogueria
Randomised short-term trial of high-span versus low-span APAP for treating sleep apnoea
Helder Novais Bastos, Ana Verónica Cardoso, Ana Sofia Castro, Rita Gomes, Tiago Pinto, Anabela Marinho, Maria Sucena, João Almeida, Marta Drummond, João Carlos Winck
Renal functions in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Meral Uyar, Vedat Davutoğlu, Nevhiz Gündoğdu, Deniz Kosovalı, İbrahim Sarı
Heart rate variability during sleep at high altitude: effect of periodic breathing
Giuseppe Insalaco, Adriana Salvaggio, Luca Pomidori, Annalisa Cogo, Salvatore Romano
Obstructive sleep apnea in Parkinson’s disease patients: effect of Sinemet CR taken at bedtime
Priti Gros, Victoria P. Mery, Anne-Louise Lafontaine, Ann Robinson, Andrea Benedetti, R. John Kimoff, Marta Kaminska
The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing among survivors of acute pulmonary embolism
Thomas M. Berghaus, Christian Faul, Wolfgang von Scheidt, Martin Schwaiblmair
Sleep apnea diagnosis varies with the hypopnea criteria applied
Laura B. Ponsaing, Helle K. Iversen, Poul Jennum
Effect of acute sleep deprivation on left atrial mechanics assessed by three-dimensional echocardiography
Altug Cincin, Ibrahim Sari, Murat Sunbul, Alper Kepez, Mustafa Oguz, Sena Sert, Anil Sahin, Beste Ozben, Kursat Tigen, Yelda Basaran
Dynamic changes in sleep-related breathing abnormalities in bilateral paramedian mesencephalon and thalamus stroke: a follow-up case study
Béla Faludi, Márton Tóth, Gabriella Pusch, Sámuel Komoly
Serum gamma glutamyl transferase in patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea
Tomoyuki Kawada
Gamma glutamyl transferase in 1744 patients with obstructive sleep apnea
A. Sánchez-Armengol, P. Villalobos-López, C. Caballero-Eraso, C. Carmona-Bernal, M. Asensio-Cruz, F. Barbé, F. Capote
Response to Braghiroli et al., regarding our study “Accuracy of a novel auto-CPAP device to evaluate the residual apnea-hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea”
Carlos A Nigro, Maria R Aragone
Auto-CPAP: saving money as a single tool for OSA
Alberto Braghiroli, Giuseppe Insalaco, Antonio M. Esquinas
Effect of APAP and heated humidification with a heated breathing tube on adherence, quality of life, and nasopharyngealcomplaints
A. Ozsancak Ugurlu, A. M. Esquinas
Response to “Effect of APAP and heated humidification with a heated breathing tube on adherence, quality of life, and nasopharyngeal complaints”
Georg Nilius
Obstructive sleep apnoea and non-restorative sleep induced by the interface
Cigdem Akyol Beyoglu, Antonio M. Esquinas
Response to: Obstructive sleep apnoea and non-restorative sleep induced by the interface
Michael Westhoff, Patric Litterst
Efficacy of EPAP
Chris D. Turnbull, Malcolm Kohler, John R. Stradling
Efficacy of expiratory positive airway pressure nasal device
Hao Wu, Yongxiang Wei
Study of sleep microstructure in patients of migraine without aura
C. Nayak, S. Sinha, M. Nagappa, K. Nagaraj, G. B. Kulkarni, K. Thennarasu, A. B. Taly
Sleep bruxism frequency and platelet serotonin transporter activities in young adult subjects
Hajime Minakuchi, Chiharu Sogawa, Haruna Miki, Emilio S. Hara, Kenji Maekawa, Norio Sogawa, Shigeo Kitayama, Yoshizo Matsuka, Glenn Thomas Clark, Takuo Kuboki
Beta-amyloid and phosphorylated tau metabolism changes in narcolepsy over time
Claudio Liguori, Fabio Placidi, Francesca Izzi, Marzia Nuccetelli, Sergio Bernardini, Maria Giovanna Sarpa, Fabrizio Cum, Maria Grazia Marciani, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Andrea Romigi
The effect of partial sleep deprivation on computer-based measures of fitness to drive
Johanna F. A. Schwarz, Peter Geisler, Göran Hajak, Jürgen Zulley, Rainer Rupprecht, Thomas C. Wetter, Roland F. J. Popp
Construct validity and factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index among pregnant women in a Pacific-Northwest cohort
Chunfang Qiu, Bizu Gelaye, Qiu-Yue Zhong, Daniel A. Enquobahrie, Ihunnaya O. Frederick, Michelle A. Williams
Nasal nitric oxide in sleep-disordered breathing in children
Guy Gut, Riva Tauman, Michal Greenfeld, Keren Armoni-Domany, Yakov Sivan
Improved long-term autonomic function following resolution of sleep-disordered breathing in preschool-aged children
Lisa M. Walter, Sarah N. Biggs, Lauren C. Nisbet, Aidan J. Weichard, Samantha L. Hollis, Margot J. Davey, Vicki Anderson, Gillian M. Nixon, Rosemary S. C. Horne
Use of the sleep clinical record in the follow-up of children with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) after treatment
Maria Pia Villa, Anna Sujanska, Ottavio Vitelli, Melania Evangelisti, Jole Rabasco, Nicoletta Pietropaoli, Peter Banovcin, Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, David Gozal
The role inflammatory response genes in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a review
Francisco Fábio Ferreira de Lima, Diego R. Mazzotti, Sergio Tufik, Lia Bittencourt
Analyses of melatonin, cytokines, and sleep in chronic renal failure
Aline Rodrigues Pinto, Nathani Cristina da Silva, Luciana Pinato
Obstructive sleep apnoea and risks of all-cause mortality: preliminary evidence from prospective cohort studies
Lei Pan, Xiaomei Xie, Dayue Liu, Dunqiang Ren, Yongzhong Guo
Health-care utilisation amongst pregnant women who experience sleeping problems and/or tiredness or fatigue: secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of 1835 pregnant women
Romy Lauche, Helen Hall, Jon Adams, Amie Steel, Alex Broom, David Sibbritt
Gastrointestinal symptoms negatively impact on sleep quality among obese individuals: a population-based study
Guy D. Eslick, Nicholas J. Talley
Choroidal thickness changes in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Miao He, Xiao Han, Huiming Wu, Wenyong Huang
The state of Veterans Affairs sleep medicine programs: 2012 inventory results
Kathleen Sarmiento, John Rossettie, Carl Stepnowsky, Charles Atwood, Alan Calvitti
Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with obstructive sleep apnea with special reference to metabolic syndrome
Tomoyuki Kawada
Reply to “Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in patients with obstructive sleep apnea with special reference to metabolic syndrome” by Kawada (Letter to the Editor)
Wei-Te Wu, Saou-Hsing Liou
Sleep-disordered breathing following mandibular setback: a systematic review of the literature
João Vitor dos Santos Canellas, Hugo Leonardo Mendes Barros, Paulo José D’Albuquerque Medeiros, Fabio Gamboa Ritto
Management of obstructive sleep apnea in edentulous patients: an overview of the literature
David S. P. Heidsieck, Maurits H. T. de Ruiter, Jan de Lange
Oral health in patients treated by positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnea: a population-based case–control study
M. C. Carra, F. Thomas, A. Schmitt, B. Pannier, N. Danchin, Ph. Bouchard
An epidemiological survey of obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome among edentulous population based on modified Berlin questionnaire
Dong Zou, Ran Lu, Jianyu Zeng, Hailan Feng, Shaoxia Pan
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate may help predict severity of obstructive sleep apnea
Woo Hyun Lee, Jee Hye Wee, Chae-Seo Rhee, In-Young Yoon, Jeong-Whun Kim
Increased MCP-1 gene expression in monocytes of severe OSA patients and under intermittent hypoxia
Li-Pang Chuang, Ning-Hung Chen, Yuling Lin, Wen-Shan Ko, Jong-Hwei S. Pang
Diagnosis and prediction of the occurrence of acute mountain sickness measuring oxygen saturation—independent of absolute altitude?
Veronika Leichtfried, Daniel Basic, Martin Burtscher, Raffaella Matteucci Gothe, Uwe Siebert, Wolfgang Schobersberger