Issue 4/2013
Content (31 Articles)
Nasal versus oronasal continuous positive airway pressure masks for obstructive sleep apnea: is this really a key point of effectiveness?
Antonio M. Esquinas, Zeynep Zeren Ucar, Cenk Kirakli
Nasal versus oronasal continuous positive airway pressure masks for obstructive sleep apnea: is this really a key point of effectiveness?
Jessie P. Bakker, Alister M. Neill, Angela J. Campbell
Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Sophia E. Schiza, Izolde Bouloukaki, Charalampos Mermigkis
Obstructive sleep apnea in patients with interstitial lung diseases: past and future
Charalampos Mermigkis, Izolde Bouloukaki, Sophia E. Schiza
Medical treatment with thiamine, coenzyme Q, vitamins E and C, and carnitine improved obstructive sleep apnea in an adult case of Leigh disease
Charalampos Mermigkis, Izolde Bouloukaki, Vasileios Mastorodemos, Andreas Plaitakis, Vangelis Alogdianakis, Nikolaos Siafakas, Sophia Schiza
CPAP therapy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and obstructive sleep apnea: does it offer a better quality of life and sleep?
Charalampos Mermigkis, Izolde Bouloukaki, Katerina M. Antoniou, Demetrios Mermigkis, Kostas Psathakis, Ioannis Giannarakis, Georgios Varouchakis, Nikolaos Siafakas, Sophia E. Schiza
A new characterization of adherence patterns to auto-adjusting positive airway pressure in severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: clinical and psychological determinants
Rute Sampaio, M. Graça Pereira, João C. Winck
Depression, physical activity, energy consumption, and quality of life in OSA patients before and after CPAP treatment
C. Diamanti, E. Manali, M. Ginieri-Coccossis, K. Vougas, K. Cholidou, E. Markozannes, P. Bakakos, I. Liappas, M. Alchanatis
A comparison of inspiratory airflow dynamics during sleep between upper airway resistance syndrome patients and healthy controls
Avram R. Gold, Joan E. Broderick, Morris S. Gold, Mohammad M. Amin
Epworth sleepiness scale scores and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Ghada Bourjeily, Rana El Sabbagh, Peter Sawan, Christina Raker, Carren Wang, Beth Hott, Mariam Louis
Low serum copeptin levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Serkan Ozben, Tolga Sinan Guvenc, Nergiz Huseyinoglu, Hilal Safak Sanivar, Ferhat Hanikoglu, Aysegul Cort, Tomris Ozben
Respiratory effort-related arousals contribute to sympathetic modulation of heart rate variability
Subani Chandra, Anthony L. Sica, Janice Wang, Viera Lakticova, Harly E. Greenberg
The influence of nasal abnormalities in adherence to continuous positive airway pressure device therapy in obstructive sleep apnea patients
Fernanda Louise Martinho Haddad, Tatiana de Aguiar Vidigal, Luciane Mello-Fujita, Fátima Dumas Cintra, Luiz Carlos Gregório, Sérgio Tufik, Lia Bittencourt
Clinical heterogeneity of patients with complex sleep apnea syndrome
Tomasz J. Kuźniar, Kamilla Kasibowska-Kuźniar, Daniel W. Ray, Thomas Freedom
Lower BMI is a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea in elderly Thai hypertensive patients
Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Jarin Chindaprasirt, Vichai Senthong, Pattarapong Makarawate, Panita Limpawattana, Aornchuma Domthong, Songkwan Silaruks, Somchit Chumjan
Utility of the Berlin questionnaire for predicting obstructive sleep apnea in individuals with treatment-resistant depression
Michael W. Best, Michael Fitzpatrick, Roumen Milev, Christopher R. Bowie, Ruzica Jokic
Predicting uptake of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA): a belief-based theoretical approach
Timothy Skinner, Lindsay McNeil, Michelle Olaithe, Peter Eastwood, David Hillman, Janet Phang, Tamara de Regt, Romola S. Bucks
Polymorphisms of the 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A/2C receptor genes and 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter gene in Chinese patients with OSAHS
Hongbin Chen, Ke Hu, Jianyong Zhu, Yunyan Xianyu, Xia Cao, Jing Kang, Jingya He, Pengzhan Zhao, Yongtian Mei
Lateral cephalometric analysis and the risks of moderate to severe obstructive sleep-disordered breathing in Thai patients
Wish Banhiran, Pisit Wanichakorntrakul, Choakchai Metheetrairut, Pipat Chiewvit, Wandee Planuphap
Physical activity and sedentary time in persons with obstructive sleep apnea and overweight enrolled in a randomized controlled trial for enhanced physical activity and healthy eating
Helena Igelström, Margareta Emtner, Eva Lindberg, Pernilla Åsenlöf
The use of combined thermal/pressure polyvinylidene fluoride film airflow sensor in polysomnography
Meir Kryger, Todd Eiken, Li Qin
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children with Class III malocclusion: involvement of the PHOX2B gene
Anna Maria Lavezzi, Valentina Casale, Roberta Oneda, Silvia Gioventù, Luigi Matturri, Giampietro Farronato
Obstructive sleep apnea is common in patients with interstitial lung disease
Aylin Pihtili, Zuleyha Bingol, Esen Kiyan, Caglar Cuhadaroglu, Halim Issever, Ziya Gulbaran
CPAP therapy prevents increase in blood pressure after upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea
Maria Teresa Martins de Araújo, Nazaré Sousa Bissoli, Sônia Alves Gouvêa, Maria Christina Thomé Pacheco, Bernard Meyer, Elizardo Corral Vasquez, Bernard Fleury
Clinical and polysomnographic features of patients with multiple system atrophy in Southwest China
Xiao Yan Guo, Bei Cao, Fei Lei, LiLi Huang, Ke Chen, Wei Song, Bi Zhao, XiangDong Tang, Huifang Shang
Effects of twin block appliance on obstructive sleep apnea in children: a preliminary study
Chen Zhang, Hong He, Peter Ngan
Gluteal adipose tissue fatty acids and sleep quality parameters in obese adults with OSAS
Christopher Papandreou
Levels of TBARS are inversely associated with lowest oxygen saturation in obese patients with OSAS
Christopher Papandreou
Do pregnant women accurately report sleep time? A comparison between self-reported and objective measures of sleep duration in pregnancy among a sample of urban mothers
Sharon J. Herring, Gary D. Foster, Grace W. Pien, Katherine Massa, Deborah B. Nelson, Philip R. Gehrman, Adam Davey
The financial crisis has an impact in sleep medicine: experience of a sleep clinic in Greece
Athanasia Pataka, Nikolaos Chavouzis, Katalin Fekete Passa, Georgia Pitsiou, Paraskevi Argyropoulou
Society of anesthesia and sleep medicine: proceedings of 2012 annual meeting
Roop Kaw, Babak Mokhlesi, Frances Chung, Peter Gay, Norman Bolden, David Hillman