Plasma Interleukin-6 May Synergistically Affect the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome To the Editor: Shamsuzzaman and coworkers1 have reported that plasma C-reactive protein levels as shown by a high sensitivity assay (hsCRP) were significantly higher in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) than in controls. Further, hsCRP levels were i...

BACKGROUND This study was performed to evaluate neck circumference (NC) and metabolic syndrome (MS) parameters in severe and non-severe (mild-moderate) obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients according to apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). MATERIAL AND METHODS We enrolled 44 patients diagnosed with OSAS based on overnight polysomnography. The diagnosis of OSAS was based on AHI. Apnea is a p...

This study aims to determine the relationship between C-reactive protein levels and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We recruited 30 OSAS patients into the observation group (OSAS group), and subdivided them into mild, moderate and severe groups according to the apnea hypopnea index. In addition, 20 normal individuals were included in the control group. Plasma CRP levels of two groups w...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the changes of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients. METHODS Relevant studies were selected from 3 major literature databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE) without language restriction. Main inclusion criteria is that a case-control study in which RNFL thickness was measured by a commercial available o...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), a chronic condition characterized by collapse of the pharynx during sleep, has been increasingly recognized as a health issue of growing importance over the last decade. Recently emerging evidence suggests that there is a causal link between OSAS and hypertension, and hypertension represents an independent risk factor in OSAS patients. However, the patho...

Patients with OSAS (obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome) demonstrate renal signs such as proteinuria, glomerular hypertrophy and focal glomerular sclerosis. We performed a clinical study to investigate the glomerular function in OSAS patients and the short-term effect of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) on it. OSAS patients underwent a sodium thiosulphate and p-aminohippurate double cle...

Abnormal central regulation of upper airway muscles may contribute to the pathophysiology of the childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We hypothesized that this was secondary to global abnormalities of ventilatory control during sleep. We therefore compared the response to chemical stimuli during sleep between prepubertal children with OSAS and controls. Patients with OSAS aroused ...

This review considers the risk factors for arterial hypertension (AH) progression, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) as potential variables prognostic models of estimating probability destabilization mentioned conditions. The most published studies consider AH OSAS influencing course COVID-19, while moderate mild COVID-19 can be destabilizing fac...

Insulin resistance is often associated with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and could contribute to cardiovascular risk in OSAS. Sleep loss and intermittent hypoxia could contribute to the pathogenesis of the metabolic alterations associated with obesity, a common feature of OSAS. The biology of the adipocyte is being increasingly studied, and it has been found that hypoxia negatively ...

INTRODUCTION To evaluate the impact of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy on overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in women with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). MATERIAL AND METHODS One-hundred and fifty women underwent an overnight polysomnography study between May 2014 and September 2014. Their voiding symptoms were evaluated using the OAB symptom score (OABSS) and Inte...