AIM To investigate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) for one year follow-up. To discuss the possibility of detecting tendency of glaucoma in this population by using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (3D-OCT-2000 Spectral domain). METHODS After polysomnographic study, all subjects (64 OSAS patients and 40...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is one of the most important risk factors of cardiovascular disorders. In the treatment of OSAS, nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) has been widely used and found to be effective. In the present study, we hypothesized that the hypoxic stress caused by obstructive sleep apnea would increase circulating intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), as well as to identify factors associated with a greater risk of developing OSAS, among truck drivers. METHODS The study population comprised 209 truck drivers (mean age, 38.8 years; 98.5% males) at two branches of a transportation company. The mean body mass index was 26.5 +/- 4.4 kg/m(2). The participants comp...

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is one of the most common sleep breathing disorder characterized by nocturnal oxygen desaturation and repeated upper airway obstruction episodes during sleep. Neopterin (NP), as an immune modulator, is secreted by macrophages activated by T-lymphocytes. In the light of literature, higher serum NP levels are reported to be encountered in obese s...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between severity of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. We recruited 1185 patients with OSAS who underwent a complete ENT examination, including nasolaryngeal fibre optic endoscopy with Müller's manoeuvre, overnight cardio-respiratory monitoring, Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) to measu...

Aim: The aim of the study was to determine factors associated with Obstructıve Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) severity and vitamin D deficiency by examining routine laboratory parameters in patients OSAS without comorbidities. We also aimed see whether increased decreasing levels D. Material Method: Patients who presented Adana City Training Research Hospital, Ear Nose Throat Clinic symptoms snori...

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder that caused by the reduction or cessation of airflow in upper airway. Irisin, retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP-4), and adiponectin are three significant factors metabolic process human body. The objective this study was to investigate whether plasma irisin, RBP-4, levels associated with severity OSAS. Methods: According inclu...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of hospitalization for paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) or sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) caused by adenotonsillar or tonsillar hypertrophy without infection in children with a parent affected by OSAS. PATIENTS AND METHODS Using the MigMed database at Lund University, hospital data on all children aged 0-18 years in Sweden between 1997 ...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with recurrent nocturnal hypoxia during sleep; this hypoxia has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complication. However, a useful soluble factor that is sensitively correlated with OSAS severity for the diagnosis remains unidentified. We hypothesized that systemic levels of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), a hypoxia...

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a highly prevalent chronic respiratory disorder with prevalence among adult males of ≥10%. The most common daytime symptom associated with OSAS is excessive sleepiness, which in more severe manifestations can result in sleepiness at the wheel while driving and probably contributes to the substantial increase in accident risk among patients with OSAS. ...