Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4053.1510041
Use of Home Sleep Apnea Testing to Mitigate the Effects of COVID-19: Modification of the Phase I Magnap Clinical Trial Protocol
William G Lee, MD, Lauren L Evans, MD, Joseph Lamberti, BS, Kelcey Harrison, BA, Jolie L Chang, MD, David M Claman, MD, Michael Danty, MHA and Michael R Harrison, MD
Article Type: Brief Report | First Published: 2023/10/25
First-in-human evaluation of a novel magnetic apnea prevention (Magnap) device for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which negatively impacted the ability to track patient outcomes with in-lab polysomnograms (PSG). The objective of this study is to report the modifications undertaken in response to COVID-19 and to discuss the feasibility of home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) to monitor novel OSA therapies....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4053.1510040
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Elementary School Children’s Sleep Hygiene
Nita Beluli Luma
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: 2023/05/15
We were challenged during the pandemic in many ways and the researchers did focus mainly on mental and physical health primarily of adults, as referred to be more at risk by the virus, yet we thought that is was essential to study how the pandemic impacted the most fragile life stages, those of the children, referring to the sleep hygiene....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4053.1510038
Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Covid-19 Infection Correlation: Treated/Not Treated OSAS Patients Comparison
Francesca Francese, Giuliana Conte and Mario Ermani
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 17, 2021
This work is intended to study respiratory function during sleep in positive Covid patients in order to evaluate the presence of sleep apnea syndrome as risk factor that predispose to Covid infection. Data shows that the comorbidities in Covid patients are obesity, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The reason consists in snoring; the vibrations of the soft walls cause an inflammation of the upper airways, over time increasing inflammation, respiratory events increase. We have s...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4053.1510036
The Importance of Proximal RCA Stenosis is Associated with Severe OSAS Patients
Tolga Dogan, PhD, Baris Sensoy, PhD and Aygul Gunes, PhD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: October 25, 2021
The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of regional selectivity in coronary arteries with OSAS severity using the Syntax (SX) score in OSAS (Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome) patients. This retrospective study included 68 OSAS patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who were followed up at Cardiology and Neurology Outpatient Clinic in our hospital between January 2019 and October 2020. Patients with previously diagnosed OSAS were separated into 2 groups as mild-moderate OSAS g...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4053.1510035
Relationship between Anthropometric Indicators and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in the Mexican Population
Alberto Labra, MD, Reyes Haro-Valencia, PhD, Montserrat Roldán-Navarro, MS, Mauricio Ruiz-Morales, MD and Francisco Sánchez-Narváez, PhD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: September 30, 2021
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a consequence of a reduced area at the upper respiratory tract that leads to obstruction and cessation of airflow, causing oxygen desaturation and fragmentation of the sleep architecture. Between 60 and 70% of patients with OSAS are obese. We present a longitudinal, prospective, observational and analytical study. A sample of 89 patients with a polysomnographic diagnosis of OSAS was studied. The following anthropometric variables were determined: Neck C...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4053.1510034
The Impact of Surgery duration and Surgery End Time on Postoperative Sleep in Older Adults
Danielle Tran, BS, Christopher Tang, BS, Sanam Tabatabai, BS, Devon Pleasants, BS, Christopher Choukalas, MD, MS, Jie Min, MS, Quyen Do, MS, Laura Sands, PhD, Kathryn Lee, RN, PhD and Jacqueline M Leung, MD, MPH
Article Type: Original Investigation | First Published: August 16, 2021
Sleep disruption is prevalent in older patients. No previous studies have considered the impact of surgery duration or surgery end time of day on postoperative sleep disruption. Accordingly, we examined the duration of surgery and surgery end times for associations with postoperative sleep disruption. Inclusion criteria were patients ≥ 65 years of age undergoing major, non-cardiac surgery. Sleep disruption was measured by wrist actigraphy and defined as wake after sleep onset (WASO) during the...
