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81 Retinal vascular tortuosity in obstructive sleep apnea Full Text Clinical Ophthalmology, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
82 Optic disc and retinal nerve fiber layer parameters as indicators of neurodegenerative brain changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Sleep and Breathing, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
83 Correlations between polysomnographic and lateral airway radiograph measurements in paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, May 2, 2013 Clinical Article
84 Nocturnal hypoxemia biomarker predicts sleepiness in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea Sleep and Breathing, May 1, 2013 Review Article
85 The relationship between floppy eyelid syndrome and obstructive sleep apnoea British Journal of Ophthalmology, May 1, 2013 Review Article
86 Arterial stiffness and endothelial function in obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome Sleep Medicine, April 30, 2013 Clinical Article
87 Obstructive sleep apnea screening and postoperative mortality in a large surgical cohort Sleep Medicine, April 30, 2013 Clinical Article
88 Functional respiratory imaging as a tool to assess upper airway patency in children with obstructive sleep apnea Sleep Medicine, April 30, 2013 Clinical Article
89 Low-frequency oscillations and vasoreactivity of cortical vessels in obstructive sleep apnea during wakefulness: A near infrared spectroscopy study Sleep Medicine, April 30, 2013 Clinical Article
90 Long-term CPAP treatment partially improves the link between cardiac vagal influence and delta sleep Full Text BMC Pulmonary Medicine, April 30, 2013 Clinical Article
91 A four year follow-up of sleep and respiratory measures in elementary school-aged children with sleep disordered breathing Sleep Medicine, April 29, 2013 Clinical Article
92 Prediction of Optimal CPAP Pressure and Validation of an Equation for Asian Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Full Text Respiratory Care, April 29, 2013 Clinical Article
93 Effect of Ventilatory Variability on Occurrence of Central Apneas Full Text Respiratory Care, April 29, 2013 Clinical Article
94 Obstructive sleep apnea is common in patients with interstitial lung disease Sleep and Breathing, April 25, 2013 Clinical Article
95 Serum lipids alterations in adenoid hypertrophy or adenotonsillar hypertrophy children with sleep disordered breathing International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 25, 2013 Clinical Article
96 Fiber-optic sleep endoscopy in children with persistent obstructive sleep apnea: Inter-observer correlation and comparison with awake endoscopy International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 25, 2013 Clinical Article
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Discharge after tonsillectomy in pediatric sleep apnea patients
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98 A fatty meal aggravates apnea and increases sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea Sleep and Breathing, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
99 Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and its Treatment on Signal-Averaged P-Wave Duration in Men Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
100 The evaluation of adenotonsillectomy on TNF-α and IL-6 levels in obese children with obstructive sleep apnea International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology , April 23, 2013 Review Article
Using a murine mouse model of pneumonia, prolonged simvastatin therapy has a measureable effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, but no effect on mortality. Mice were treated with simvastatin (1 mg/kg/d [low dose] or 10 mg/kg/d [high dose]) for 4 weeks, then infected with S. pneumoniae intrathecally. Mice treated with the high-dose regimen had less lung consolidation, decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, decreased MCP-1, KC, and ICAM-1 production, and decreased bacterial titers in the blood 36 and 42 h post-infection. Despite these favorable physiologic effects, there was no effect on mortality compared to control mice treated with ampicillin 48 h post-infection.
Read the article summaryAs published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, there were no mortalities in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and low levels of D-dimer (< 500 ug/l). Of 147 patients in the study, D-dimer levels were elevated in those with severe CAP (2166 vs. 1630 ug/l), day 30-clinical failure (2228 vs. 1594 ug/l), early failure (2499 vs. 1669 ug/l), and non-survivors (3025 vs. 1680 ug/l). Importantly, D-dimer levels were not shown to be associated with clinical outcome based on multivariate analysis.
Read the article summaryAs published in the Journal of Infection, 114 of 981 (11.6%) of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia were bacteremic. Risk factors for bacteremia included immunosuppressants, age < 65 years, and diabetes mellitus. Patients with pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteria were at increased risk for mortality (28.6% vs. 8.5%). The combination of bacteremia, cerebrovascular disease, and septic shock had a strong association with mortality in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.
Read the article summary1 Primary Care vs Specialist Sleep Center Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness and Quality of Life: A Randomized Trial JAMA, March 13, 2013
2 Effects of treatment with oral appliance on 24-h blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension: a randomized clinical trial Sleep and Breathing, May 16, 2013
3 Sex-related Differences in Cardiometabolic Outcomes Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Review Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, May 14, 2013 Review Article
4 Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Reduces the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Catheter Ablation JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 2, 2013
5 Central sleep apnea and complex sleep apnea in patients with epilepsy Sleep and Breathing, May 2, 2013
6 The Use of Sub-Mental Ultrasonography for Identifying Patients with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea PLOS ONE, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
7 Titration effectiveness of two A-CPAP devices driven by different algorithms in patients with obstructive sleep apnea Respirology, April 23, 2013
8 Barretts esophagus and the risk of obstructive sleep apnea: a case--control study BMC Gastroenterology, May 13, 2013 Free full text
9 Associations of moderate to severe asthma with obstructive sleep apnea Yonsei Medical Journal, May 30, 2013 Free full text
10 A fatty meal aggravates apnea and increases sleep in patients with obstructive sleep apnea Sleep and Breathing, April 24, 2013
11 Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Successfully Treated Using Continuous Positive Airway Pressure American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, May 21, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
12 Trilevel adaptive servoventilation for the treatment of central and mixed sleep apnea in chronic heart failure patients Sleep Medicine, May 14, 2013
13 The relationship between floppy eyelid syndrome and obstructive sleep apnoea British Journal of Ophthalmology, May 1, 2013 Review Article
14 Assessment of a portable monitoring device WatchPAT 200 in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, May 28, 2013
15 Forces created by mandibular advancement devices in OSAS patients Sleep and Breathing, May 16, 2013
16 CPAP therapy prevents increase in blood pressure after upper airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnoea Sleep and Breathing, May 6, 2013
17 Excessive daytime sleepiness in late pregnancy may not always be normal: results from a cross-sectional study Sleep and Breathing, May 16, 2013
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The impact of obesity on cardiac dysfunction in patients with sleep-disordered breathing
Sleep and Breathing, May 15, 2013
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19 Cervical vertebral column morphology in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea assessed using lateral cephalograms and cone beam CT. A comparative study Dentomaxillofacial Radiology , May 23, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
20 Functional Aerobic Capacity in Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing The American Journal of Cardiology, May 21, 2013
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