STUDY OBJECTIVES The objective was to investigate the prevalence of heart attack, angina pectoris, stroke, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and obesity in relation to the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea. METHODS The sample consisted of 1887 patients, with mean age of 48.6 years (range 16-83 years), referred to a university hospita...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Obstructive sleep apnea is common among patients with atrial fibrillation, but the prevalence and risk factors for atrial fibrillation among patients who are being investigated on suspicion of sleep apnea are not well known. The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of atrial fibrillation among patients investigated for suspected obstructive sleep apnea and to identif...

background and objective : obstructive sleep apnea (osa) syndrome is a common sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by repeated episodes of the upper airway collapse during sleep. loud snoring and daytime sleepiness are the main complaints; however, the condition may present with a variety of symptoms and signs. case report : a 65-year-old woman was admitted to neurology ward with the ...

background and objective: depression is commonly reported in patients with obstructive sleep ap- nea/hypopnea syndrome (osas). we aimed to assess the association between osas severity and depressive symptoms in patients with osas. materials and methods : a total of 337 patients with symptoms of osas were visited for psychological testing prior to beginning diagnosis for the syndrome between 201...

abstract bckground: patients with obstructive sleep apnea (osa) are at risk of developing the fatty liver as a result of being overweight. several studies suggest that osa per se could be a risk factor for liver injury and ischemic hepatitis with osa. the osa is an independent risk factor for insulin resistance. therefore, we investigated liver enzymes and insulin resistance in patients with os...

PURPOSE To determine the prevalence and risk factors for sleep apnea in a keratoconus population. METHODS Ninety-two keratoconus patients and 92 controls were classified as high risk or low risk for sleep apnea, using the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) or individual history of sleep apnea. Logistic regression was used to investigate the risk factors associated with high risk of sleep apnea in kera...

background and objective: obstructive sleep apnea (osa) is defined as a sleep disordered breathing due to partial or complete obstruction of upper airways. this study aimed to investigate treatment outcomes and clinical complications among patients with osa who underwent upper airway surgery in clinical settings. materials and methods: all patients undergone upper airway surgery for osa were ca...

Jul 28, 2010. Can a cervical surgery and plates cause sleep apnea. Jan 16, 2014. Sleep apnea is common among spinal cord injury patients, a small new. Central sleep apnea, on the other hand, is rarer, and is caused by . Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a multi-factorial disease with many and hypopneas caused by repetitive collapse of the upper airway during sleep. deviations in patien...

Sleep apnea is an entity characterized by repetitive upper airway obstruction resulting in nocturnal hypoxia and sleep fragmentation. It is estimated that 2%-4% of the middle-aged population has sleep apnea with a predilection in men relative to women. Risk factors of sleep apnea include obesity, gender, age, menopause, familial factors, craniofacial abnormalities, and alcohol. Sleep apnea has ...