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Smart polymer implants as an emerging technology for treating airway collapse in obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot (proof of concept) study
The implantable magnetic polymer produced endoscopically apparent airway movement when stimulated by an external magnetic force. However,...
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Jun 27, 20241 min read
A randomised controlled trial of CPAP versus non-invasive ventilation for initial treatment of obesity hypoventilation syndrome
In those with recently diagnosed OHS, this project found that CPAP and Bi-level PAP had similar rates of treatment failure and provided...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read
Titration studies overestimate continuous positive airway pressure requirements in uncomplicated obstructive sleep apnea
In this study, we found that mean pressure recommendations from manual CPAP titration polysomnograms were higher than the mean 90th/95th...
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Jun 20, 20241 min read
Adaptive servo ventilation for central sleep apnoea in heart failure: SERVE-HF on-treatment analysis
The OT analysis of the SERVE-HF trial shows that the increase in cardiovascular mortality seen in patients randomised to ASV in the ITT...
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Jun 4, 20241 min read
Obstructive sleep apnea predicts 10-year cardiovascular disease–related mortality in the Sleep Heart Health Study: a machine learning approach
In this study, we developed a random forest model on a population with OSA to assess its ability to calculate the risk of CVD mortality...
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May 30, 20241 min read
Accuracy of sleep bruxism scoring based on electromyography traces of different jaw muscles in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea
Within the limitations of this study, we concluded that polysomnography with bilateral masseter or temporalis electromyography traces...
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May 28, 20241 min read
The predictive value of photogrammetry for obstructive sleep apnea
This study suggested that a prediction model based on photo-graphic measurements was capable of identifying individuals with and without...
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May 23, 20241 min read
High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in pregnant women with class III obesity: a prospective cohort study
We identified OSA in 37% and 50% of women with class III obesity in the second and third trimesters, respectively. These results provide...
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May 21, 20241 min read
Patients with epiglottic collapse showed less severe obstructive sleep apnea and good response to treatment other than continuous positive airway pressure: a case-control study of 224 patients
In this study, we performed a case-control analysis of patients with and without epiglottic collapse. The clinical characteristics and...
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May 16, 20241 min read
Association between septal deviation and OSA diagnoses: a nationwide 9-year follow-up cohort study
The prevalence of OSA was significantly higher in the SD group compared with the control group. This result was more pronounced as the...
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May 14, 20241 min read
Cluster-derived obstructive sleep apnea phenotypes and outcomes at 5-year follow-up
We identified three distinctive OSA phenotypes with particular clinical implications: two predominantly male clusters, differentiated by...
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May 10, 20241 min read
Functional imaging improves patient selection for mandibular advancement device treatment outcome in sleep-disordered breathing: a prospective study
Mandibular advancement devices (MADs) are increasingly being used to treat obstructive sleep apnea; however, treatment efficacy varies...
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Apr 30, 20241 min read
Prevalence of sleepiness and associations with quality of life in patients with sleep apnea in an online cohort
This study aimed to understand EDS prevalence, risk factors, and association with health-related quality of life in a“real-world”virtual...
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Apr 26, 20241 min read
Breathing rate variability in obstructive sleep apnea during wakefulness
We found a pattern of higher BRV indicating higher breathing instability in patients with OSA compared with healthy participants during...
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Apr 24, 20241 min read
Sleep time and efficiency in patients undergoing laboratory-based polysomnography
We found that average TST and SE in patients under going clinically indicated in laboratory PSG were about 6 hours and 80%, respectively....
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Apr 18, 20241 min read
Effects of obstructive sleep apnea on human spatial navigational memory processing in cognitively normal older individuals
The current work suggests OSA significantly impacts the pattern of morning performance on a spatial navigation task without influencing...
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Apr 16, 20241 min read
The association of age with continuous positive airway pressure ventilation acceptance in an outpatient cohort of patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Our findings demonstrate lower rates of CPAP acceptance among older patients aged > 75 years. To date, the few observational studies...
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Apr 11, 20241 min read
Treatment usage patterns of oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea over the first 60 days: a cluster analysis
Our initial work suggests the first 20 days is a key window in the treatment period in which there may be a role for intervention...
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Apr 9, 20241 min read
The influence of opioids and nonopioid central nervous system active medications on central sleep apnea: a case-control study
In this case-control study of adults who underwent baseline PSG, we report a five-fold increased odds of CSA among patients using a...
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Apr 5, 20241 min read
Nocturnal blood pressure and nocturnal blood pressure fluctuations: the effect of short-term CPAP therapy and their association with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea
In this study we included patients with mild-to-severe OSA and found that the amount of NBPFs and the average NBP were associated with...
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Apr 2, 20241 min read
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