(46). Abbreviation as in Figure 1. Two independent groups of investigators recently explored whether the sympathetic hyperactivity observed in the metabolic syndrome is further exacerbated by the presence of OSA 47, 48. Both groups reported that patients with the metabolic syndrome and comorbid OSA ...
In sleep apnea, you stop breathing while sleeping, for a brief period of time. Sleep disorder specialists suggest losing weight and avoiding alcohol to cure this issue. Nevertheless, you should still ask your doctor whether you require a CPAP machine. CPAP is the abbreviation for continuous posit...
Also found in:Thesaurus,Medical,Acronyms,Encyclopedia. Related to Obstructive Sleep Apnea:central sleep apnea,Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome OSA abbr. Order of Saint Augustine American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishi...
Key WordsSleepneurosciencecircadian rhythmsleep neurotransmitterssleep genesinsomniaobstructive sleep apneamelatonin Abbreviation KeyAHIApnea-hypopnea indexCSACentral sleep apneaGABAγ-aminobutyric acidGHGrowth hormoneNREMNon–rapid eye movementOSAObstructive sleep apneaQOLQuality of lifeREMRapid eye movementRHTRetino...
What is APAP? If you’ve been diagnosed with sleep apnea, APAP is a term you may have come across. It may even be used to describe the treatment therapy you’ve been prescribed. But what does it mean? An abbreviation of automatic positive airway pressure, APAP is one of the three main...
Growing awareness of sleep apnea has extended the already long waiting lists in many sleep laboratories.11 As a result, patients with OSA are currently left waiting a mean of 11.6 months before being able to initiate medical therapy (CPAP) and 16.2 months before being able to initiate surgical...
For abbreviation see legend to figure 4. Note that "post surgery" T<90% and 0 -80- I are at 0 and do not appear on the figure. ~ : 1 pre-surgery (mean); f:::M!d : post-surgery (mean). Complications of the procedure. The potential compli- cations (i.e. nasal reflux, trans...
“variable” because it varies between two different levels to better meet the needs of people with sleep apnea. Because of this double-level approach, VPAP is also commonly known as “bilevel” PAP. Again, bilevel literally refers to two levels of air pressure: one for exhaling, and...
International Journal of COPD Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research Open Access Full Text Article Update on obstructive sleep apnea and its relation to COPD Review This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: International Journal of COPD 8 April 2014 Number of...
Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 6School of Health Care Administration, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan *These authors contributed equally to this work Purpose: Sleep apnea (SA)-induced chronic intermittent hypoxia increases oxidative stress and inflammation, which may contribute to...