...Kengo Ohtsuka; Rie Baba; Wakako Yamasawa; Ryutaro Shirahama; Yoichiro Hattori; Hiroshi Senoura; Tomoko Betsuyaku; Koichi Fukunaga Background: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) experience excessive daytime sleepiness and insomnia and they are at risk of developing cardiovascular...

...Albino Petrone; Filippo Luca Fimognari; Francesco Mormile; Leonello Fuso; Michela Quartieri; Ludovico Petrone; Francesco Romano The coexistence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in a single patient is known as “overlap syndrome,” and worsens...

... are not completely known. For instance, the increased sympathetic activity may be implied. The severity of COPD correlates with various arrhythmic manifestations such as atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and either sustained or nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. COPD and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome may...

...Omer Araz; Elif Yilmazel Ucar; Emrullah Dorman; Zafer Bayraktutan; Muhammed Yayla; Nafiye Yilmaz; Hamit Acemoglu; Zekai Halici; Metin Akgun Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and obesity frequently occur together. The relationship between increased appetite and obesity is well...

...Ebru Uyrum; Oner Balbay; Ali Nihat Annakkaya; Ege Gulec Balbay; Fatma Silan; Peri Arbak Background: Clinical and epidemiological studies indicate that obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) has a strong genetic basis. Objectives: To investigate the apolipoprotein E (APOE) alleles as a genetic risk...

...Per S. Stål; Bengt Johansson Background: Histopathological alterations and a reduced number of capillaries have been observed in the palate muscles of snorers with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). These changes may create a substrate for decreased microcirculation, impaired aerobic...

... of actigraphic sleep-wake rhythm evaluation in the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) treated with CPAP. Methods: Eighteen patients with OSAS diagnosed by standard polysomnography (PSG; 48.1 ± 12.5 years) were enrolled in this study. The sleep-wake parameters were determined...

... in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients before and during nCPAP treatment and to assess the possible association between the symptoms and long-term adherence to the treatment. Methods: We examined 385 consecutive OSAS patients (79% men, mean age ± SD 52 ± 10 years and apnea-hypopnea index 33 ± 23...

...Evangelia Nena; Paschalis Steiropoulos; Argyris Tzouvelekis; Venetia Tsara; Olga Hatzizisi; Georgios Kyriazis; Marios Froudarakis; Georgia Trakada; Nikolaos Papanas; Demosthenes Bouros Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with impaired glucose metabolism and insulin...

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...Seockhoon Chung; In-Young Yoon; Chul Hee Lee; Jeong-Whun Kim Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with cardiovascular complications, and atherosclerosis is considered to mediate this association. Arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction are widely accepted...

...Seockhoon Chung; In-Young Yoon; Chul Hee Lee; Jeong-Whun Kim Background: There is little information on the differences in polysomnographic findings in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) between elderly and young or middle-aged adults. Objectives: The aim of this study was to elucidate...

...Nesrin Sarıman; Ender Levent; Fehime Benli Aksungar; Akın Cem Soylu; Osman Bektaş Background: The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repeated upper airway obstruction during sleep together with decreases in oxygen saturation leading to a series of pathological events...

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...Mei-Yu Lee; Ching-Chi Lin; Sheng-Yeh Shen; Chung-Hsin Chiu; Shwu-Fang Liaw Background: Upper airways in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are more likely narrower than those of normal subjects, a factor in increasing the work of breathing (WOB) in these individuals. Objectives...

...Yongxia Li; Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong; Alan Geater; Ao Liu Background: Polysomnography is the standard method for evaluating results of treatments for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), but it is time-consuming and often unavailable. Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the correlations...

...Ahmet Ursavaş; Mehmet Karadağ; Erkan Rodoplu; Arzu Yılmaztepe; Haluk Barbaros Oral; R. Oktay Gözü Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)-induced hypoxic stress modulates circulating inflammatory mediators causing accelerated atherogenesis. Objectives: We hypothesized that OSAS-induced...

...Huseyin Oflaz; Caglar Cuhadaroglu; Burak Pamukcu; Mehmet Meric; Turhan Ece; Erdem Kasikcioglu; Nevres Koylan Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) influences endothelial function and causes hypertension. Objectives: Our aim was to evaluate the role of endothelial dysfunction...

...Tatsuki Sugiura; Akiko Noda; Seiichi Nakata; Yoshinari Yasuda; Taro Soga; Seiko Miyata; Sigeru Nakai; Yasuo Koike Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is considered as the standard therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), but some patients with OSAS are unable...

...Michal Bednarek; Robert Plywaczewski; Luiza Jonczak; Jan Zielinski Background: Both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are common diseases. Some recent studies suggest an increased prevalence of COPD among subjects with OSAS. Objectives...