INTRODUCTION Obstructive sleep apnea is defined as repetitive (≥5/hour) partial or complete cessation of breathing during sleep. Whereas obstructive sleep apnea is often considered to be associated with sexual problems in men, studies concerning effects of obstructive sleep apnea on female sexual function and distress are sparse. AIM To investigate sexual dysfunction and sexual distress in fe...

background chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a devastating disease.while there is no cure for copd and the lung damage associated with this disease cannot be reversed, it is still very important to diagnose it as early as possible. objectives in this paper, we propose a novel method based on the measurement of air trapping in the lungs from ct images to detect copd and to evaluate...

introduction: arterial gas derangement could change urinary sodium excretion in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) patients.there are very few and conflicting data in regards to the measurement of fractional excretion of sodium in copd patients. the main aim of this study was to assess the relationship between renal fractional excretion of sodium(fena) with arterial blood gas and spir...

the clinical copd questionnaire (ccq) has been developed to measure the health status of copd patients. the aim of this study was to translate ccq into the persian language and assess the validity and reliability of the translated version. we used a forward-backward procedure to translate the questionnaire. in a cross-sectional study 100 copd patients and 50 healthy subjects over 40 years old w...

Methods. The sample included 144 patients with complete biomarker data who underwent plaque evaluation coronary computed tomography angiography; 95 were re-imaged within 6.9±0.3 years. Presence of >5 segments or artery calcium >100 constituted extensive disease; lesions rendering >50% stenosis considered obstructive. Framingham 2008 cardiovascular risk score was in all models. Results....

Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a common disorder with important health consequences such as cognitive and behavioral problems, delay in somatic growth and cardiovascular complications. Polysomnography is used to diagnose and evaluate the severity of obstructive sleep apnea. The aim of this review is to discuss the definition, clinical findings, diagnosis and treatment of obstruct...