Sleep and Breathing,

Analysis of the myoelectric characteristics of genioglossus in REM sleep and its improvement by CPAP treatment in OSA patients

Abstract Objectives To reveal the characteristics of genioglossus (GG) activation in moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep compared with non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep and to determine whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) could improve GG activation in OSA patients during sleep. Methods ...

Sleep and Breathing

Wed Jul 03, 2019 03:00

Use of adaptive servo ventilation therapy as treatment of sleep-disordered breathing and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Purpose Adaptive servoventilation (ASV) has been reported to show improvement in patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and heart failure (HF); however, its role as a second-line or adjunctive treatment is not clear. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of new existing data including cardiac mechanistic factor, geometry, and cardiac biomarkers. ...

Sleep and Breathing

Wed Jul 03, 2019 03:00

Increased age adversely affects the therapeutic effect of CPAP treatment for olfactory functions

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to compare olfactory functions pre- and post-CPAP treatment in patients with moderate to severe OSA, and to evaluate the factors that cause changes in olfactory functions. Methods Twenty-two patients who had completed regular usage of CPAP treatment for 2 months were included in this prospective study. Olfactory...

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Wed Jul 03, 2019 03:00

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Expansion of the maxilla in adults with OSAS: myth or reality?

Publication date: Available online 3 July 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Almiro J. Machado Júnior, Agrício N. Crespo

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Ten-year trend in sleeping pills use in Switzerland: The CoLaus study

Publication date: Available online 3 July 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Nazanin Abolhassani, José Haba-Rubio, Raphael Heinzer, Peter Vollenweider, Pedro Marques-VidalAbstractObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the trends and determinants of sleeping pill consumption in the general population.MethodsThis was a prospective study that included 4329 participants (2379 women, 51.9 ± 10.4 years) living in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland, followed up for an average of 10.9 years. Benzodiazepines...

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Opioids and sleep- A Review of literature

Publication date: Available online 3 July 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Richa Tripathi, Ravindra Rao, Anju Dhawan, Raka Jain, Sanjeev SinhaAbstractSleep is an evolutionarily conserved process and is important for rest and recovery of various biological functions. Sleep and alertness alterations, function as contributing/modulatory factors in initiating and maintaining drug and alcohol abuse and as factors that increase the risk for relapse. Opioid dependent individuals frequently complain...

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Contribution of transcutaneous capnography to the interpretation of abnormal respiratory events during noninvasive ventilation

Publication date: Available online 2 July 2019Source: Sleep MedicineAuthor(s): Grazia Crescimanno, Francesca Greco, Maria Canino, Manuela Bertini, Oreste Marrone

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Tue Jul 02, 2019 15:19

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