Sökning: "obstructive sleep apnéa"

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  1. 1. Sleep apnea and sleep : diagnostic aspects

    Författare :Carin Sahlin; Karl Franklin; Eva Lindberg; Eva Svanborg; Åke Tegelberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sleep apnea; sleep stages; snoring; stroke; polysomnography; Cheyne-Stokes respiration; supine-dependency; Cardiovascular medicine; Kardiovaskulär medicin; Lung diseases; Lungsjukdomar; lungmedicin; Lung Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Patients with sleep apnea have frequent apneas and hypopneas during sleep. Apneas can be either central or obstructive. The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is the mean number of apneas and hypopneas per hour of sleep. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Obstructive sleep apnea : the relationship to cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, motor vehicle driving and ambient temperature

    Författare :Fredrik Valham; Karl A Franklin; Jan Hedner; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstructive sleep apnea. Snoring. Cardiovascular disease. Stroke. Diabetes mellitus. Traffic accidents. Ambient temperature.; medicin; Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder, especially in men. Patients with this condition often snore and suffer from excessive daytime sleepiness. It is a treatable condition related to cardiovascular disease, road traffic accidents and obesity. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea : Evaluation of surgical treatments and immunological aspects

    Författare :Isabella Sjölander; Danielle Friberg; Johan Hellgren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstructive sleep apnea; pediatric sleep disordered breathing; tonsillar surgery; Polysomnography; adenotonsillotomy; adenotonsillectomy; Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire; OSA-18; Oto-Rhino-Laryngology; Oto-rhino-laryngologi;

    Sammanfattning : Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder often caused by  enlargement of the adenoid and the tonsils. The peak prevalence is among children who are two to six years of age, when the lymphatic tissue is  most active. Clinical diagnosis can be challenging, since the symptoms are often unspecific. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Obstructive sleep apnea : General characteristics in hypertensive patients, positional sensitivity, and upper airway sensory neuropathy

    Författare :Ola Sunnergren; Eva Svanborg; Anders Broström; Jan Hedner; Linköpings universitet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder, especially in populations with cardiovascular disease. Unfortunately most cases with OSA remain undiagnosed. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Sleep-disordered breathing in women : Associations with cardiovascular disease and the significance of sleep apnea during REM sleep

    Författare :Mirjam Ljunggren; Eva Lindberg; Christer Janson; Eva Svanborg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstructive sleep apnea; REM sleep; cardiovascular disease; heart failure; Lungmedicin; Lung Medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but it is unclear which elements of SDB that are most harmful to the cardiovascular system and whether the associations observed in men also apply to women.Aim: To investigate associations between different aspects of SDB and cardiovascular disease in womenMethods and results: All four papers were based on participants in “Sleep and Health in Women” (SHE), a population-based cohort study of women. LÄS MER