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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
Published 2022-10-01“…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
Published 2022-09-01“…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
Published 2017-06-01“…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).
Published 2022-01-01“…<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
Published 2023-03-01“…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
Published 2022-10-01“…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
Published 2017“… <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. …”
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Are fire intensity and burn severity associated? Advancing our understanding of FRP and NBR metrics from Himawari-8/9 and Sentinel-2
Published 2024-03-01“…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
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Clinical outcomes of chronic heart failure patients with unsuppressed sleep apnea by positive airway pressure therapy
Published 2023-06-01“…The patients were classified into two groups according to AHI on CPAP (suppressed group: residual AHI ≥ 15/h; and unsuppressed group: residual AHI < 15/h). …”
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Peripheral arterial tonometry versus polysomnography in suspected obstructive sleep apnoea
Published 2023-07-01“…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
Published 2022-12-01“…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
Published 2023-05-01“…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
Published 2023-01-01“…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
Published 2020-10-01“…In the patient group, PNIF was not significantly correlated with AHI, SpO<sub>2</sub>min, 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)
Published 2023-06-01“…<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 SpO<sub>2</sub>. …”
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Relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Liver Abnormalities in Older Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Published 2023-01-01“…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...
Published 2022-08-01“…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
Published 2022-05-01“…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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