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Trastornos respiratorios del sueño en pediatría: avances en tiempos pandémicos

Los avances en medicina del sueño son de gran relevancia para enfrentar adecuadamente los trastornos del sueño en niños y adolescentes, procurando mitigar sus efectos multisistémicos y llevando a la práctica conductas de un mejor estándar. Este artículo de revisión se enfoca en mostrar los princi...

Síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño y sus consecuencias cardiovasculares

Rev. Méd. Clín. Condes; 32 (5), 2021
El sueño es fundamental para una serie de funciones corporales, incluyendo el metabolismo de radicales libres, secreción hormonal y fijación de la memoria. Existen evidencias crecientes de que la simple restricción en el número de horas de sueño puede ser perjudicial para el sistem...

Construct validity and reproducibility of the six-minute step test in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the construct validity and reproducibility of the six-minute step test (6MST) in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Methods: We evaluated 48 volunteers diagnosed with OSA and treated with CPAP for at le...

Síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono e sua relação com o sobrepeso materno e riscos ao neonato

Femina; 47 (7), 2019
Durante a gravidez, a gestante sofre com mudanças fisiológicas e hormonais, podendo alterar seu sono e desenvolver a síndrome da apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS). Objetivou-se com o estudo analisar a relação entre SAOS, sobrepeso materno e riscos ao neonato, com buscas nas fontes de dados PubMed, Sc...

Performance of the STOP-Bang in the Detection of OSA, a Brazilian study

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES Assess the performance of the Stop-Bang questionnaire in Brazilian patients for the screening of OSA. METHODS A cross-sectional study with historical and consecutive analysis of all patients who underwent polysomnography tests in the Sleeping Sector of the Ear, Nose, and Throat, an...

Características clínicas de los pacientes con apneas obstructivas del sueño: diferencias según género

INTRODUCCIÓN: El síndrome de apnea obstructiva del sueño (SAHOS) es más prevalente en hombres, los estudios poblacionales muestran una relación de 2:1, sin embargo, en los estudios clínicos la frecuencia llega a ser de hasta de 6:1. Estas diferencias en el ambiente clínico puede ser consecuencia d...

Influence of obesity in pulmonary function and exercise tolerance in obese women with obstructive sleep apnea

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the influence of obesity on pulmonary function and exercise tolerance in women with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Subjects and methods: A descriptive analytic cross- sectional study was carried out. Thirty-nine (39) sedentary climacteric women, aged 45 to 60 years, were...

Effects of exercise on sleep symptoms in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the extent to which exercise is associated with symptoms in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Methods: We included subjects with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) > 30 events/h who completed validated sleep and exercise questionnaires. We compared sym...

State-dependent changes in the upper airway assessed by multidetector CT in healthy individuals and during obstructive events in patients with sleep apnea

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether airway narrowing during obstructive events occurs predominantly at the retropalatal level and results from dynamic changes in the lateral pharyngeal walls and in tongue position. Methods: We evaluated 11 patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and 7 h...

Perfil miofuncional orofacial de pacientes com distúrbios do sono: relação com resultado da polissonografia

CoDAS; 31 (3), 2019
RESUMO Objetivo Este trabalho se propõe a caracterizar o perfil miofuncional orofacial de pacientes com distúrbios do sono e relacionar esses com a gravidade do resultado da polissonografia. Método Estudo transversal, de campo, realizado com pacientes encaminhados para polissonografia, com amostra a...