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    • Adiposity in relation to age as predictor of severity of sleep apnea in children with snoring 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Hatzi, F.; Karadonta, I.; Chaidas, K.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Zintzaras, E.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2008)
      Correlation between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea has been documented in both adults and children. This investigation evaluated importance of body mass index (BMI) in relation to age as predictor of severity of ...

    • Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors are expressed by tonsillar T cells of children with obstructive sleep apnea 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Ioannou, M. G.; Chaidas, K.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Apostolidou, M.; Apostolidis, T.; Koukoulis, G.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2008)
      Background: Increased expression of cysteinyl leukotriene receptors (cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-1 [LT1-R]; cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-2 [LT2-R]) has been detected in adenotonsillar tissue from children with ...

    • Tonsillar Size in 2-to 14-Year-Old Children With and Without Snoring 

      Kaditis, A. G.; Lianou, L.; Hatzinikolaou, S.; Kalampouka, E.; Gartagani-Panayiotopoulou, P.; Zintzaras, E.; Chrousos, G. (2009)
      Background: Few investigations have assessed tonsillar size in children of variable age, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) status and degree of adiposity. This study evaluated the size of tonsils in young and older, lean ...