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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 ...

    • Obesity and Persisting Sleep Apnea After Adenotonsillectomy in Greek Children 

      Apostolidou, M. T.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Chaidas, K.; Ntamagka, G.; Karathanasi, A.; Apostolidis, T. I.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kaditis, A. G. (2008)
      Background: The relative importance of obesity and adenotonsillar hypertrophy in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood is unclear. Adenotonsillectomy (AT) for SDB is not always ...

    • Obstructive sleep disordered breathing in 2- to 18-year-old children: Diagnosis and management 

      Kaditis A.G., Alvarez M.L.A., Boudewyns A., Alexopoulos E.I., Ersu R., Joosten K., Larramona H., Miano S., Narang I., Trang H., Tsaoussoglou M., Vandenbussche N., Villa M.P., Waardenburg D.V., Weber S., Verhulst S. (2016)
      This document summarises the conclusions of a European Respiratory Society Task Force on the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood and refers to children aged 2-18 years. ...

    • Serum leukotriene B4 levels, tonsillar hypertrophy and sleep-disordered breathing in childhood 

      Alexopoulos E.Ι., Haritos G., Befani C., Malakasioti G., Lachanas V.A., Liakos P., Gourgoulianis K., Kaditis A.G. (2018)
      Objectives: In children with snoring, increased production of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) may promote tonsillar hypertrophy and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) or conversely SDB may enhance LTB4 synthesis. We explored whether: ...

    • 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 ...