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Prevalence of Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Association With Risk Factors in Primary Care

Arq. bras. cardiol; 106 (6), 2016
Abstract Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a chronic, progressive disease with high morbidity and mortality. It is underdiagnosed, especially among women. Objective: To study the prevalence of high risk for OSAS globally and for the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) categories, and to eval...

High risk for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Objectives: to stratify the risk for obstructive sleep apnea in patients with acute myocardial infarction, treated at a public, tertiary, teaching hospital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and to identify related sociodemographic and clinical factors.Method: cross-sectional analytical study with 113 p...

Perfil de morbilidad otorrinolaringológica en niños con síndrome de Down

Rev. chil. pediatr; 86 (5), 2015
Introducción: Los niños con síndrome de Down (SD) tienen mayor riesgo de desarrollar enfermedad otorrinolaringológica (ORL). Recomendaciones internacionales sugieren realizar tamizaje auditivo precoz y control periódico por especialista. Nuestro objetivo fue caracterizar la enfermedad ORL en niños ...