Sfoglia per Soggetto "Sleep Apnea, Obstructive"

Accuracy of the sleep clinical record for the diagnosis of pediatric moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Mylona A.M., Rapti G., Vavougios G., Lachanas V.A., Liakos P., Skoulakis C., Kaditis A.G., Gourgoulianis K., Alexopoulos E.I. (2022)

Purpose: The sleep clinical record (SCR) has been used to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in children when access to polysomnography (PSG) is limited. Our aim was to determine the best SCR score that could ...

Adenotonsillectomy to treat obstructive sleep apnea: Is it enough?

Boudewyns A., Abel F., Alexopoulos E., Evangelisti M., Kaditis A., Miano S., Villa M.P., Verhulst S.L. (2017)

Although adenotonsillectomy is the first line treatment for children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (0SAS),1 improvement in objectively documented outcomes is often inadequate and a substantial number of children ...

Age, Body Mass Index, and Daytime and Nocturnal Hypoxia as Predictors of Hypertension in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Natsios G., Pastaka C., Vavougios G., Zarogiannis S.G., Tsolaki V., Dimoulis A., Seitanidis G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2016)

A growing body of evidence links obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with hypertension. The authors performed a retrospective cohort study using the University Hospital of Larissa Sleep Apnea Database (1501 patients) to determine ...

Association between Interleukin-6 and vitamin D serum levels in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and impact of long-term continuous positive airway pressure therapy on biomarker levels

Kotsiou O.S., Siachpazidou D.I., Pastaka C., Gogou E., Stavrou V., Kechagia M., Varsamas C., Hatzoglou C., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)

Objective: Hypoxia induces interleukin-6 (IL-6) production in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Low serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels have been linked to OSAS susceptibility. Serum 25(OH)D levels have been ...

Banded vs. non-banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Magouliotis D.E., Tasiopoulou V.S., Svokos K.A., Svokos A.A., Sioka E., Tzovaras G., Zacharoulis D. (2018)

We aim to review the available literature on patients with morbid obesity treated with banded (BRYGB) or non-banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (NBRYGB), in order to compare the clinical outcomes and intraoperative parameters ...

C-reactive protein as a potential biomarker of residual obstructive sleep apnea following adenotonsillectomy in children

Bhattacharjee R., Kheirandish-Gozal L., Kaditis A.G., Verhulst S.L., Gozal D. (2016)

Study Objectives: Adenotonsillectomy (AT) is first-line treatment for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), with most children having improvements in polysomnography (PSG). However, many children have residual OSA ...

Concurrent cardiac sarcoidosis and obstructive sleep apnea presenting as arrhythmias

Malli F., Bardaka F., Gourgoulianis K.I., Daniil Z. (2020)

Background: Cardiac involvement is a rare and potentially fatal presentation of sarcoidosis. Obstructive sleep apnea may complicate sarcoidosis. Case presentation: We report a case of a sarcoidosis patient with cardiac ...

The effect of physical strain on breeders patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Stavrou V., Bardaka F., Karetsi E., Seitanidis G., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2019)

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in breeders patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Method: Thirty-two male participants (Age: 42.2 ± 7.3yrs, ...

ERS statement on obstructive sleep disordered breathing in 1- to 23-month-old children

Kaditis A.G., Alvarez M.L.A., Boudewyns A., Abel F., Alexopoulos E.I., Ersu R., Joosten K., Larramona H., Miano S., Narang I., Tan H.-L., Trang H., Tsaoussoglou M., Vandenbussche N., Villa M.P., Waardenburg D.V., Weber S., Verhulst S. (2017)

The present statement was produced by a European Respiratory Society Task Force to summarise the evidence and current practice on the diagnosis and management of obstructive sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in children ...

Erythropoietin levels in children with obstructive sleep apnea

Kalogritsas N.D., Lachanas V.A., Liakos P., Alexopoulos E.I., Beka D., Petinaki E., Hajiioannou J., Simos G., Skoulakis C.E. (2021)

Objective: High serum erythropoietin (EPO) levels have been reported in adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), however there is a lack of related literature in children with OSA. The main objective of this study ...

Habitual snoring and blood pressure (multiple letters)

Ng, D. K.; Kwok, K. L.; Chan, C. H.; Leung, L. C.; Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, D. G.; Pastaka, C.; Zintzaras, E.; Gourgoulianis, K. (2005)

Hypoventilation disproportionate to OSAS severity in children with Prader-Willi syndrome

Abel F., Tan H.-L., Negro V., Bridges N., Carlisle T., Chan E., Laverty A., Miligkos M., Samuels M., Kaditis A.G. (2019)

Objective To test the hypothesis that children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) have hypercapnia for higher proportion of total sleep time (TST) than non-syndromic children with ...

Meta-analysis Evaluating the Effect of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors on the Risk for New-Onset Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Regardless of Cardiovascular Disease at Baseline

Patoulias D., Dimosiari A., Michailidis T., Roditis P., Lampropoulos S. (2022)

[No abstract available]

Nocturnal change of circulating intercellular adhesion molecule 1 levels in children with snoring

Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Kalampouka, E.; Hatzi, F.; Karadonta, I.; Kyropoulos, T.; Kaditis, D. G.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Syrogiannopoulos, G. A. (2007)

Hypoxia promotes adherence of leukocytes to endothelial cells by inducing expression of adhesion molecules like intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1). Increased serum levels of circulating ICAM-1 (cICAM-1) have been ...

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. ...

Phenotypes of comorbidity in OSAS patients: Combining categorical principal component analysis with cluster analysis

Vavougios G.D., Natsios G., Pastaka C., Zarogiannis S.G., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2016)

Phenotyping obstructive sleep apnea syndrome's comorbidity has been attempted for the first time only recently. The aim of our study was to determine phenotypes of comorbidity in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients ...

Physical Fitness Differences, Amenable to Hypoxia-Driven and Sarcopenia Pathophysiology, between Sleep Apnea and COVID-19

Stavrou V.T., Vavougios G.D., Boutlas S., Tourlakopoulos K.N., Papayianni E., Astara K., Stavrou I.T., Daniil Z., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2022)

Handgrip strength is an indirect indicator of physical fitness that is used in medical rehabilitation for its potential prognostic value. An increasing number of studies indicate that COVID-19 survivors experience impaired ...

Reactive oxygen metabolites (ROMs) as an index of oxidative stress in obstructive sleep apnea patients

Christou, K.; Markoulis, N.; Moulas, A. N.; Pastaka, C.; Gourgoulianis, K. I. (2003)

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is accompanied by oxygen desaturation and arousal from sleep. Free oxygen radicals are highly reactive molecules which could be produced by the OSA phenomenon of ...

Reduced language abilities in adolescents who snore

Andreou, G.; Agapitou, P. (2007)

Polysomnographic assessment of 20 adolescents who were referred to hospital for loud and frequent snoring showed they suffered from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Their apneas and desaturation rates (SaO2) were ...

Risk assessment for self reported obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness in a greek nursing staff population

Alexandropoulou A., Vavougios G.D., Hatzoglou C., Gourgoulianis K.I., Zarogiannis S.G. (2019)

Background and objectives: The risk assessment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) in specific occupational populations is important due to its association with morbidity. The aim of the ...