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Sleep apnea severity impacts all-cause mortality rates, odds in veterans
Veterans with apnea-hypopnea index scores implying no sleep apnea or severe sleep apnea had higher all-cause mortality rates ...
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Elevated Cystatin C Levels in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome tied to CV Risk and Disease Severity: Study Finds
Serum/plasma cystatin C levels positively correlated with AHI scores and ODI. The findings showed that patients with OSAHS ...
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Blood test can help predict risk of obstructive sleep apnea
More information: Vanessa Cavalcante-Silva et al, Homocysteine as a predictor of apnea–hypopnea index in obstructive sleep apnea: a longitudinal epidemiological study (EPISONO), European ...
Healthline5y
What Is Severe Sleep Apnea and How’s It Treated?
The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) measures sleep apnea to determine a range from mild to severe, based on the number of breathing pauses per hour you have while sleeping. Additionally, regular pauses ...
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How to treat sleep apnea and prevent long-term health complications
2. Hypopnea where you have restricted breathing for at least 10 seconds at a time. If you have five or more apneas or hypopneas per hour, you will likely be diagnosed with sleep apnea. If you have ...
Medscape2d
Physical examination: Mallampati score as an independent predictor of obstructive sleep apnea.
the odds of having obstructive sleep apnea (apnea-hypopnea index> or = 5) increased more than 2-fold (odds ratio [per 1-point increase] = 2.5; 95% confidence interval: 1.2-5.0; p = .01), and the ...