Noncontact Sleep Monitoring With Infrared Video Data to Estimate Sleep Apnea Severity and Distinguish Between Positional and Nonpositional Sleep Apnea: Model Development and Experi... by Sina Akbarian, Nasim Montazeri Ghahjaverestan, Azadeh Yadollahi, Babak Taati

“…Sleep apnea severity is determined by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), which is the hourly rate of respiratory events. …”
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Split Night versus Full Night Polysomnography in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome: A Retrospective Study by Rohit Kumar, Siddharth Raj Yadav, Amit Kumar, Manas Mengar, Nitesh Gupta, Pranavish, Shweta Gupta, Divyendu Sharma

“…A stronger correlation of FN-AHI was demonstrated with AHI at 2 hour (p-value <0.0001) (r value=0.902). …”
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Significance of Plasma Irisin, Adiponectin, and Retinol Binding Protein-4 Levels as Biomarkers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Severity by Nevin Fazlıoğlu, Pelin Uysal, Sinem Durmus, Sibel Yurt, Remise Gelisgen, Hafize Uzun

“…The patients were classified according to the apnea hypopnea index (AHI) as 14 mild cases (5 < AHI < 15), 23 moderate OSAS cases (15 < AHI < 30), and 88 severe OSAS cases (AHI > 30). …”
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A Multicenter Prospective Study on the Use of a Mandibular Advancement Device in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Eduardo Anitua, Pedro Mayoral, Gabriela Zamora Almeida, Joaquín Durán-Cantolla, Mohammad Hamdan Alkhraisat

“…The device achieved a reduction in the AHI in 93% of the patients and success (≥50% reduction in the AHI) in 69% of the patients. …”
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Longitudinal patterns of inflammatory mediators after acute HIV infection correlate to intact and total reservoir by Jozefien De Clercq, Jozefien De Clercq, Marie-Angélique De Scheerder, Virginie Mortier, Chris Verhofstede, Stefaan J. Vandecasteele, Sabine D. Allard, Coca Necsoi, Stéphane De Wit, Sarah Gerlo, Sarah Gerlo, Linos Vandekerckhove, Linos Vandekerckhove

“…BackgroundDespite the beneficial effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation during acute HIV infection (AHI), residual immune activation remains a hallmark of treated HIV infection.MethodsPlasma concentrations of 40 mediators were measured longitudinally in 39 early treated participants of a Belgian AHI cohort (HIV+) and in 21 HIV-negative controls (HIV-). …”
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Multiple cardiac myxomas originating in mitral apparatus by Hakan Erkan, Gülhanım Kırış, Gülay Uzun Hekimoğlu

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Three Vessels Myocardial Bridging Causing Severe Angina by Mustafa Tarık Ağaç, Levent Korkmaz, Hakan Erkan

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Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in a Child: A Case Report by Senem Şaş, Hatice Rana Erdem, Fatmanur Aybala Koçak, Figen Tuncay, Emine Eda Kurt

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Impacts of In Ovo Feeding of DL-Methionine on Hatchability and Chick Weight by İsa Coşkun, Güray Erener, Ahmet Şahin, Ufuk Karadavut, Aydın Altop, Aylin Ağma Okur

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Utilization of a meteorological satellite as a space telescope: the lunar mid-infrared spectrum as seen by Himawari-8 by Gaku Nishiyama, Noriyuki Namiki, Seiji Sugita, Shinsuke Uno

“…However, infrared AHI data have not yet been investigated in planetary science. …”
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Therapeutic effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on obstructive sleep apnea and relationship of type 2 diabetes in Japanese patients with severe obesity by Shingo Yanari, Akira Sasaki, Akira Umemura, Yasushi Ishigaki, Haruka Nikai, Tsuguo Nishijima, Shigeru Sakurai

“…Improvement of OSA was defined as AHI <15. Results The improvement rate of OSA was 51.8% (29/56). …”
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Bovine-type aortic arch and compression of the kissing carotid arteries by a retrosternal goiter: An uncommon cause of carotid bruit by Ahmet Çağrı Aykan, Ayşegül Karadeniz, Ismail Gökhan Çavuşoğlu

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Cervicovaginal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positivity: A pilot study by Baris Ciplak, Yahya Sahin, Rukiye Akyol, Fikriye Milletli Sezgin, Lokman Hizmali, Veysel Akca, Isil Sayhan, Fatma Celik, Zeynep Koylu, Sercan Eroglu, Selda Songur Dagli, Yavuz Simsek, Mustafa Kara

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Relation between fragmented QRS complex and cardio-ankle vascular index in asymptomatic subjects by Ali Rıza Akyüz, Sinan Şahin, Ömer Faruk Çırakoğlu, Selim Kul, Turhan Turan, Hakan Erkan

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Insulin Resistance, but Not Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Associated with Hepatic Steatosis in Chinese Patients with Severe Obesity by Chonggui Zhu, Shaofang Tang, Jinfeng Xiao, Yang Zhang, Longhao Sun, Jing Zhang, Li Ding, Ming Liu

“…In a multivariable logistic analysis, the positive association between AHI and hepatic steatosis attenuated after adjusting for HOMA-IR. …”
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Development and validation of a risk score to assist screening for acute HIV-1 infection among men who have sex with men. by Dijkstra, M, de Bree, G, Stolte, I, Davidovich, U, Sanders, E, Prins, M, Schim van der Loeff, M

“…<div> <h3>Background</h3> <p>Early treatment of acute HIV-1 infection (AHI) is beneficial for patients and could reduce onward transmission. …”

The Impact of Age, Gender and Body Mass Index on the Polysomnography Variables by Sıdıka Deniz Yalım

“…All subjects underwent one night of laboratory-based polysomnography and were then classified in the polysomnography report as mild, moderate or severe OSA according to the AHI values.Results:A significant relationship between AHI and BMI, the male gender and age (p<0.01) was noted. …”
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Proteomic Biomarkers of the Apnea Hypopnea Index and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights into the Pathophysiology of Presence, Severity, and Treatment Response by Katie L. J. Cederberg, Umaer Hanif, Vicente Peris Sempere, Julien Hédou, Eileen B. Leary, Logan D. Schneider, Ling Lin, Jing Zhang, Anne M. Morse, Adam Blackman, Paula K. Schweitzer, Suresh Kotagal, Richard Bogan, Clete A. Kushida, Yo-El S. Ju, Nayia Petousi, Chris D. Turnbull, Emmanuel Mignot, The STAGES Cohort Investigator Group

“…AHI < 15 (Area Under the Curve (AUC) = 0.74), 8 were significant markers of both AHI and OSA from multivariate analyses. …”
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Characteristics of rapid eye movement-related obstructive sleep apnea in Thai patients by Nithita Sattaratpaijit, Prapasri Kulalert, Wadee Wongpradit

“…REM-related OSA was defined as an apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5 per hour, with a ratio of REM-AHI to NREM-AHI > 2, and NREM-AHI < 15 per hour. …”
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Osteoprotegerin, Chitinase 3-like Protein 1, and Cardiotrophin-1 as Potential Biomarkers of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults—A Case-Control Study by Piotr Fiedorczuk, Ewa Olszewska, Joanna Rogalska, Małgorzata M. Brzóska

“…Recent clinical practice guidelines for OSA expressed the need for a new clinical tool that establishes the Apnea–Hypopnea Index (AHI) to determine the disease burden. The serum and plasma concentrations of Osteoprotegerin (OPG), Chitinase 3-like protein 1 (YKL-40), and Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) in 80 subjects—52 OSA patients, 27 moderate (15 ≤ AHI ˂ 30) and 25 severe (AHI ≥ 30), and 28 non-OSA controls (AHI 0–5)—were determined. …”
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