Obstructive apnea syndrome as a risk factor for the development of postoperative complications in obese patients by R. D. Skvortsova, V. А. Pavlova, K. A. Anisimova, K. A. Popova, A. A. Obukhova, A. A. Kazachenko, Yu. D. Rabik, S. G. Balandov, D. I. Vasilevsky, A. N. Kulikov

“…Patients were divided into 2 groups according to AHI: gr. 1 (n=33) with AHI<15/hour, OSAS, gr. 2 (n=21) with a AHI ≥15/hour. …”
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Investigating the Role of Serum and Plasma IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-alpha, CRP, and S100B Concentrations in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis by Piotr Fiedorczuk, Ewa Olszewska, Agnieszka Polecka, Marzena Walasek, Barbara Mroczko, Agnieszka Kulczyńska-Przybik

“…There is an increasing need for alternative diagnostic tools beyond overnight sleep studies that measure the Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI). In this single-center, case-control study, we evaluated serum and plasma concentrations of IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α, CRP, and S100B in 80 subjects, including 52 OSA patients (27 moderate [15 ≤ AHI ˂ 30], 25 severe [AHI ≥ 30]) and 28 non-OSA controls (AHI 0-5). …”
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Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome on Ventricular Remodeling after Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Proof-of-Concept Study by François Bughin, Hélène Kovacsik, Isabelle Jaussent, Kamila Solecki, Sylvain Aguilhon, Juliette Vanoverschelde, Hamid Zarqane, Jacques Mercier, Fares Gouzi, François Roubille, Yves Dauvilliers

“…Left and right ventricular remodeling parameters were compared between patients based on the AHI, AHI in REM and NREM sleep, oxygen desaturation index, and daytime sleepiness. …”
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Central Apneic Event Prevalence in REM and NREM Sleep in OSA Patients: A Retrospective, Exploratory Study by Katharina Ludwig, Sebastian Malatantis-Ewert, Tilman Huppertz, Katharina Bahr-Hamm, Christopher Seifen, Johannes Pordzik, Christoph Matthias, Perikles Simon, Haralampos Gouveris

“…On the basis of the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI), patients were divided into three OSA severity groups (mild: AHI < 15/h; moderate: AHI = 15–30/h; severe: AHI > 30/h). …”
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Nocturnal hypoxemia is related to morning negative affectivity in untreated patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea by Hajime Kumagai, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Yuka Kiyohara, Akiko Kanoh, Kana Asada, Kengo Kawaguchi, Aki Arita, Yoko Murase, Noriyuki Konishi, Tetsuro Hoshino, Mitsuo Hayashi, Toshiaki Shiomi

“…Thirty patients with OSA were divided into two groups according to the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI): mild to moderate OSA (5 ≤ AHI < 30/h) and severe OSA (AHI ≥ 30/h) groups. …”
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Diagnosing acute and prevalent HIV-1 infection in young African adults seeking care for fever: a systematic review and audit of current practice. by Prins, H, Mugo, P, Wahome, E, Mwashigadi, G, Thiong'o, A, Smith, A, Sanders, E, Graham, S

“…Current practice in coastal Kenya shows poor uptake of provider-initiated HIV-1 testing and AHI is not currently considered in the differential diagnosis.…”

Is there a relation between sleep apnea, tinnitus, and hearing Loss? by Haci Hüseyin Dere, Prof.dr. Kürşat Murat Özcan, Aykut İkincioğulları, Mustafa Çolak, Ali Rıza Yağmur, Fatma Cemre Sazak Kundi, Mehmet Ali Çetin, Serpil Alluşoğlu, Nurcan Yurtsever Kum

“…After polysomnography (PSG), the patients with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 5 were included in OSA group, and the ones with an AHI…”
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Efficacy of mandibular advancement devices in two patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnea: Case reports by Filiz Keyf, Güliz Aktaş, İhsan Keyf

“…The AHI after 1 year of usage differed significantly from the pretreatment value. …”
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The impact of semi-upright position on severity of sleep disordered breathing in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a two-arm, prospective, randomized controlled trial by Gincy A. Lukachan, Azadeh Yadollahi, Dennis Auckley, Bojan Gavrilovic, John Matelski, Frances Chung, Mandeep Singh

“…The semi-upright position resulted in a significant reduction in OAI in the intervention arm (Group C vs Group I postop AHI: 16.6 ± 19.0 vs 8.6 ± 11.2 events/hr; overall p = 0.01), but there were no significant differences in the overall AHI or other parameters between the two groups. …”
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Prediction of radial artery diameter in candidates for transradial coronary angiography: is occupation a factor? by Ahmet Çağrı Aykan, Engin Hatem, Ezgi Kalaycıoğlu, Duygun Altıntaş Aykan, Tayyar Gökdeniz, Ahmet Oğuz Arslan, Şükrü Çelik

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Dermoscopic Findings of Nevus of Ota by Ömer Faruk Elmas, Asuman Kilitçi

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A new hope in the treatment of coronary vasospasm: bosentan by İlker Gül, Ahmet Çağrı Aykan, Tayyar Gökdeniz, Şükrü Çelik

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How much can the number of jabiru stork (Ciconiidae) nests vary due to change of flood extension in a large Neotropical floodplain? by Guilherme Mourão, Walfrido Tomas, Zilca Campos

“…Annual nest density was a non-linear function of the AHI, modeled by the equation 6.5 · 10-8 · AHI1.99 (corrected r² = 0.72, n = 7). …”
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Obstructive sleep apnea and anatomical structures of the nasomaxillary complex in adolescents by Jeong-Hyun Kang, Hyun Jun Kim, Seung Il Song

“…Participants with an apnea and hypopnea index (AHI) of lower than 5 (AHI ≤ 5) were classified as control and participants while those with an AHI of greater than 5 were classified as OSA group. …”
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Validation of a portable monitor compared with polysomnography for screening of obstructive sleep apnea in polio survivors by Qidi Ding, Jianghua Liu, Jinxian Wu, Juan Du, Xiao Li, Meng Wang, Yunliang Sun, Yan Yu, Jingyu Wang, Ting Sun, Chi Zhang, Changjun Lv, Kingman P. Strohl, Fang Han, Xiaosong Dong

“…For AHI ≥ 5/h, the sensitivity and specificity of REI were 95.45 and 50%, respectively. …”
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Integrated analyses reveal the response of peanut to phosphorus deficiency on phenotype, transcriptome and metabolome by Qi Wu, Liyu Yang, Haiyan Liang, Liang Yin, Dianxu Chen, Pu Shen

“…A total of 6 miRNAs have been identified significantly differential expression between + P and –P group by high-throughput sequencing of miRNAs, including two up-regulated miRNAs (ahy-miR160-5p and ahy-miR3518) and four down-regulated miRNAs (ahy-miR408-5p, ahy-miR408-3p, ahy-miR398, and ahy-miR3515). …”
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Subclinical left ventricular myocardial dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: insights from noninvasive left ventricular myocardial work analysis by Shan Jin, Xueyan Ding, Dichen Guo, Yunyun Qin, Weiwei Zhu, Zhiling Zhao, Xiheng Guo, Yidan Li, Xiuzhang Lu, Qizhe Cai

“…AHI was independently associated with GCW after adjusting for SBP, GLS, etc. …”
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Assessment of the Declining Degree of Farmland Shelterbelts in a Desert Oasis Based on LiDAR and Hyperspectral Imagery by Chengwei Luo, Yuli Yang, Zhiming Xin, Junran Li, Xiaoxiao Jia, Guangpeng Fan, Junying Zhu, Jindui Song, Zhou Wang, Huijie Xiao

“…Combining feature parameters from the TLS and AHI enhances the precision of tree decline identification. …”
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Association between laryngopharyngeal reflux and obstructive sleep apnea in adults by Susyana Tamin, Dumasari Siregar, Syahrial Marsinta Hutauruk, Ratna Dwi Restuti, Elvie Zulka Kautzia Rachmawati, Saptawati Bardosono

“…There was no significant correlation between RSI and AHI, or between RFS and AHI. There was no significant difference in the proportion of RSI between the ESS (+) and the ESS (-) groups.…”
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Obstrüktif uyku apneli ve horlayan erişkin erkek hastaların dentofasiyal özelliklerinin değerlendirilmesi by Ahmet Altay Sahin, Metin Onerci, Oguz Ogretmenoglu, Omer Taskin Yucel, Ahmet Ugur Demir, Erdinc Baharoglu, Cenk Ahmet Akcan, Tulin Taner, Banu Saglam Aydinatay

“…Bireyler Grup 1: horlama (AHİ&amp;lt;5); Grup 2: hafif OUAS (5£ AHİ&amp;lt;15); Grup 3: orta OUAS(15£ AHİ&amp;lt;30) ; Grup 4: şiddetli OUAS (AHİ&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;³30) olarak değerlendirildi. …”
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