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Incorporating neck circumference or neck-to-height ratio into the GOAL questionnaire to better detect and describe obstructive sleep apnea with application to clinical decisions by Ying Zhao, Xiangru Yan, Chunguang Liang, Liying Wang, Hui Zhang, Haitao Yu

“…The performance of the six screening tools was assessed by discriminatory ability [area under the curve (AUC) obtained from receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves] and a 2 × 2 league table [including sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), positive likelihood ratio (LR+), and negative likelihood ratio (LR−)] and compared under AHI ≥5/h, AHI ≥15/h, and AHI ≥30/h conditions.ResultsA total of 288 patients were enrolled in the study. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Post-Operative Outcomes in Children with Very Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Nancy Saied, Roberto Noel Solis, Jamie Funamura, Joy Chen, Cathleen Lammers, Kiran Nandalike

“…Our study evaluates the clinical features and polysomnographic (PSG) variables that predict post-operative outcomes in children with an obstructive apneal hypopnea index (AHI) of more than 25 events/hr. In this study from a single tertiary care center, we performed a retrospective chart review of patients with an AHI > 25/hr, who underwent tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) between January 2016 and September 2021. …”
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Hyoid myotomy and suspension without simultaneous palate or tongue base surgery for obstructive sleep apnea by Adrian A. Ong, Jonathan Buttram, Shaun A. Nguyen, Dustin Platter, Michael R. Abidin, M. Boyd Gillespie

“…A subset of patients with severe OSA (AHI > 30 events/h) had an improvement in AHI from (49.9 ± 16.6) events/h to (29.1 ± 24.9) events/h, P < 0.01. …”
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Cardiovascular correlates of sleep apnea phenotypes: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). by Benson Wu, Wassim Tarraf, Douglas M Wallace, Ariana M Stickel, Neil Schneiderman, Susan Redline, Sanjay R Patel, Linda C Gallo, Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Martha L Daviglus, Phyllis C Zee, Gregory A Talavera, Daniela Sotres-Alvarez, Hector M González, Alberto Ramos

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We focused on middle-aged and older adults (ages ≥45-74 years at baseline) with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥5 from the HCHS/SOL (2008-2011) (unweighted n = 3,545). …”
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Impact of Complete Denture and Mandibular Advancement Device in the Management of Completely Edentulous Obstructive Sleep Apneic Individuals: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis by Preetha Krishnamurthy, Fathima Raza, Anand Kumar Vaidyanathan

“…MAD showed greater improvement in reducing AHI, however, the level of evidence was inadequate to provide a conclusive statement.…”
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The Role of Isolated Nasal Surgery in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Therapy—A Systematic Review by Emily Schoustra, Peter van Maanen, Chantal den Haan, Madeline J. L. Ravesloot, Nico de Vries

“…The majority of the included studies reported no significant reduction in the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) after isolated nasal surgery in patients with OSA. …”
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The impact of immunoglobulin in acute HIV infection on the HIV reservoir: a randomized controlled trial by Tiraboschi, J, Ray, S, Patel, K, Teague, A, Pace, M, Phalora, P, Robinson, N, Hopkins, J, Meyerowitz, J, Wang, Y, Cason, J, Kaye, S, Sanderson, J, Klenerman, P, Fidler, S, Frater, A, Fox, J

“… <h4>Objectives</h4> <p>Antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute HIV infection (AHI) restricts the HIV reservoir, but additional interventions are necessary to induce a cure. …”

Are fire intensity and burn severity associated? Advancing our understanding of FRP and NBR metrics from Himawari-8/9 and Sentinel-2 by Konstantinos Chatzopoulos-Vouzoglanis, Karin J. Reinke, Mariela Soto-Berelov, Simon D. Jones

“…The commonly used Differenced Normalised Burn Ratio (dNBR) severity index was calculated for Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI − 2 km) and Sentinel-2 (20 m) data and compared to different Fire Radiative Power (FRP) metrics derived from fire hotspot detections from AHI data across Australia. …”
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The changing profile of obstructive sleep apnea: long term trends in characteristics of patients presenting for diagnostic polysomnography by Ross J. Marriott, Nigel McArdle, Bhajan Singh, Stuart King, Ivan Ling, Kim Ward, Ellie Darcey, Daniela Bond-Smith, Sutapa Mukherjee, Lyle J. Palmer, David Hillman, Gemma Cadby

“…OSA was defined by an apnea hypopnea index (AHI)≥ 5 events/hour. Changes to hypopnea definition and flow sensing techniques in 2002 created two distinct AHI scoring periods: American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA) 1989 - July 2002 and American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Chicago) from August 2002. …”
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Clinical outcomes of chronic heart failure patients with unsuppressed sleep apnea by positive airway pressure therapy by Ryo Naito, Ryo Naito, Takatoshi Kasai, Takatoshi Kasai, Takatoshi Kasai, Yasuhiro Tomita, Satoshi Kasagi, Koji Narui, Shin-Ichi Momomura

“…The patients were classified into two groups according to AHI on CPAP (suppressed group: residual AHI ≥ 15/h; and unsuppressed group: residual AHI &lt; 15/h). …”
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Peripheral arterial tonometry versus polysomnography in suspected obstructive sleep apnoea by Jonathan Röcken, Desiree M. Schumann, Matthias J. Herrmann, Simon Veitz, Léo Franchetti, Leticia Grize, Werner Strobel, Kathleen Jahn, Michael Tamm, Daiana Stolz

“…All patients with a PAT AHI ≥ 5/h but a PSG AHI < 5/h were classified as discordant. …”
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Accumulating Comorbidities May Promote Increasing Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Aging in Males but Not in Females by Christopher Seifen, Johannes Pordzik, Katharina Bahr, Lisa Große-Brüggemann, Katharina Ludwig, Berit Hackenberg, Christoph Matthias, Perikles Simon, Haralampos Gouveris

“…Evidence suggests an increasing apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) with aging. However, the effect of aging on sleep-related metrics, especially AHI, has been less frequently investigated within different gender-specific subpopulations by taking prominent confounding factors, e.g., obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-related comorbidities and body mass index (BMI) into account. …”
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Associations Between Systemic Inflammatory Markers Based on Blood Cells and Polysomnographic Factors in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Minju Kim, Sung-Woo Cho, Tae-Bin Won, Chae-Seo Rhee, Jeong-Whun Kim

“…In the severe OSA subgroup, the AHI (P=0.004) and PSQI (P=0.012) were independently associated with the SII. …”
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Effect of tonsillectomy in a child with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: A case report and review of the literature by Paola Di Filippo, Greta Orlandi, Giampiero Neri, Sabrina Di Pillo, Francesco Chiarelli, Nadia Rossi, Marina Attanasi

“…Polygraphy documented severe OSA with an apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) equal to 11. Tonsillectomy resulted in prompt symptom improvement and a substantial reduction of the AHI (2.2). …”
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Assessment of Screening for Nasal Obstruction among Sleep Dentistry Outpatients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Arisa Sawa, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hideo Niwa, Sumito Oguchi, Tatsuo Yagi, Yoshihiro Iwata, Yasuhide Makiyama, Chin Moi Chow, Osamu Komiyama

“…In the patient group, PNIF was not significantly correlated with AHI, SpO₂min, Mallampati classification, or NOSE or ESS scores. …”
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Evaluation of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) by Maria Carmina Pau, Angelo Zinellu, Arduino A. Mangoni, Panagiotis Paliogiannis, Maria Roberta Lacana, Sara Solveig Fois, Sabrina Mellino, Alessandro G. Fois, Ciriaco Carru, Elisabetta Zinellu, Pietro Pirina

“…<b>Results:</b> In 259 OSA patients (195 males and 64 females), the body mass index (BMI) was significantly and positively associated with the AHI and ODI, and negatively associated with the mean SpO₂. …”
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Relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Liver Abnormalities in Older Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yong-Xu Jin, Bi-ying Wang, Xiao-li Wang, Xing Yu, Li-da Chen, Yi-song Yang, Jie-feng Huang

“…In addition, body mass index, AHI, and TG showed significant differences between the liver injury and nonliver injury groups. …”
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Seasonal variation of immune response to heterologous erythrocytes in natural populations of red‐backed (Clethrionomys rutilus) and gray‐sided (C. rufocanus) voles in Western Siber... by Larisa B. Kravchenko, Konstantin A. Rogovin

“…Abstract We studied the seasonal variation of adaptive humoral immunity (AHI) in northern red‐backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas, 1779, RBV) and gray‐sided vole (C. rufocanus Sundevall, 1846, GSV) in Tomsk region of Western Siberia. …”
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Respiratory Arousals in Patients with Very Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea and How They Change after a Non-Framework Surgery by Ethan I. Huang, Shu-Yi Huang, Yu-Ching Lin, Chieh-Mo Lin, Chin-Kuo Lin, Chia-Yu Hsu, Ying-Chih Huang, Jian-An Su

“…Patients with very severe OSA (apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 60 events/h) may have specific chemical (e.g., possible awake hypercapnic hypoxemia) and mechanical (e.g., restricted dilator muscles) stimuli to initiate a respiratory arousal. …”
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