Is Floppy Eyelid Syndrome More Prevalent in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients? by Ping Wang, Dao-Jiang Yu, Gang Feng, Zhen-Hai Long, Chang-Jiang Liu, Hui Li, Tian-Lan Zhao

“…Using a fixed-effects model, the pooled OR was 4.12. The test for the overall effect revealed that FES was statistically prevalent in OSAS patients when compared with that in non-OSAS subjects (Z=4.98, p<0.00001). …”
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Non-inferiority of sleep position therapy compared to positive airway pressure therapy with regard to daytime sleepiness in patients with mild to moderate position-dependent obstru... by Nina Timmesfeld, Anja Neumann, Frederik Valbert, Jürgen Wasem, Alexandra Spillner, Christoph Schöbel

“…Analysis will be done in the intention-to-treat population using a linear mixed-effects model containing the intervention, the phase, the interaction between therapy and phase (including the carry-over effect) and the baseline measurement of the ESS and AHI as fixed effect, and centre and patient as random effects. A one-sided test at significant level of 2.5% will be used to test the non-inferiority of SPT with a non-inferiority margin of 1.35. …”
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Male fertility: a summary overview of the publications October 2022 – March 2023 by D. S. Rogozin

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Psychometric properties of the exercise self-efficacy scale in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. by Cristina Sacristán-Galisteo, Tamara Del Corral, Ibai López-de-Uralde-Villanueva, M Carmen Gómez, Patricia Martín-Casas

“…In future research, the predictive power of the ESE scale in adherence to non-pharmacological treatment could be studied.…”
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PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY REHABILITATION IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by S. Yu. Dobner, S. A. Tuzikov, T. S. Аgeeva, E. N. Samtsov, A. V. Dubakov, I. G. Sinilkin, A. Yu. Dobrodeev

“…COPD was shown to be the major cause of postoperative non-surgical complications and the main predictor of perioperative mortality in lung cancer patients. …”
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Gas exchange efficiency slopes to assess exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Hiromi Yanagi, Keisuke Miki, Kazumi Koyama, Satoshi Miyamoto, Yasuhiro Mihashi, Yuka Nagata, Kazuki Hashimoto, Hisako Hashimoto, Mari Fukai, Tomonori Maekura, Rika Yonezawa, Shizuka Sakaguchi, Takuro Nii, Takanori Matsuki, Kazuyuki Tsujino, Hiroshi Kida

“…Then, we investigated the cardiopulmonary exercise testing parameters affecting each of these slopes in 122 patients with all Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) COPD grades selected from our database. …”
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DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF HORMONAL STATUS IN MALE ADOLESCENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA by O. N. Berdina, L. F. Sholokhov, L. V. Rychkova, I. M. Madaeva

“…Aim: to estimate hormonal status in OSA and non-OSA adolescents with EH. Methods. We examined 38 male adolescents with EH (18 OSA patients - group A, 20 non-OSA patients - group B) aged 14-17 years. …”
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Prospective Validation and Usability Evaluation of a Mobile Diagnostic App for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Pedro Amorim, Daniela Ferreira-Santos, Marta Drummond, Pedro Pereira Rodrigues

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Association between METS-IR index and obstructive sleep apnea: evidence from NHANES by Huangyi Yin, Wei Huang, Bijun Yang

“…Abstract Insulin resistance (IR) is strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Whereas, few studies have focused on the potential association between the Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR), a novel non-insulin-dependent IR index, and OSA. …”
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CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF YKL-40 AND NGAL IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by Valeriy Kuznetsov, Yana Kozlova, Alexey Sobolev, Ekaterina Frolova, Alexandra Uchevatkina, Olga Secretareva, Natalya Vasilieva

“…Introduction. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common diseases of the bronchopulmonary system. …”
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ASSOCIATION OF HLA HAPLOTYPES WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN CONDITIONS OF ORGANIC- SILICON MANUFACTURE by L. M. Karzakova, O. M. Muchukova, L. V. Borisova, S. I. Kudryashov

“…The comparison group was a group of non-patients with COPD workers of organic-silicon manufacture. …”
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Bisoprolol for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation: the BICS RCT by Graham Devereux, Seonaidh Cotton, Mintu Nath, Nicola McMeekin, Karen Campbell, Rekha Chaudhuri, Gourab Choudhury, Anthony De Soyza, Shona Fielding, Simon Gompertz, John Haughney, Amanda Lee, Graeme MacLennan, Alyn Morice, John Norrie, David Price, Philip Short, Jorgen Vestbo, Paul Walker, Jadwiga Wedzicha, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Wu, Brian Lipworth

“…The bisoprolol in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease study tested whether adding bisoprolol to usual chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatments reduced exacerbations in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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Clinical presentation and outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients by Reham M. El Morshedy, Maha M.S.A. El-Kholy, Madonna Y.R. Kelada, Abdelroauf M.S. Abdelroauf, Marwan N.E. Mohamed

“…Results The current study included 200 patients who were subdivided into the COPD-group and the non-COPD group. There was a significant difference in smoking status, which was higher in the COPD group [69 (69%) vs. 16 (16%)] in the non-COPD group. …”
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Quantitative MRCP metrics as imaging biomarkers to differentiate benign from malignant bile duct obstructions by Kulyada Eurboonyanun, Julaluck Promsorn, Prakasit Sa-Ngiamwibool, Chalerm Eurboonyanun, Sarah Finnegan, Carlos Ferreira, Amy Herlihy, Elizabeth Shumbayawonda, Rita Maria Lahoud, Isha Atre, Aileen O’Shea, Mukesh Harisinghani

“…Mann-Whitney U test compared the metrics between groups. Diagnostic accuracy of MRCP+ markers (duct number and dimensions, biliary tree and gallbladder volume) to stratify benign from malignant biliary obstructions was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).ResultsAll bile duct metrics were significantly higher in malignant biliary obstruction (p&lt;0.05). …”
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Identifying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease subtypes using multi-trait geneticsResearch in context by Andrey Ziyatdinov, Brian D. Hobbs, Samir Kanaan-Izquierdo, Matthew Moll, Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat, Nick Shrine, Jing Chen, Kijoung Song, Russell P. Bowler, Peter J. Castaldi, Martin D. Tobin, Peter Kraft, Edwin K. Silverman, Hanna Julienne, Michael H. Cho, Hugues Aschard

“…Methods: We clustered genome-wide association studies of COPD, lung function, and asthma and phenotypes from the UK Biobank using non-negative matrix factorization. We constructed cluster-specific genetic risk scores and tested these scores for association with phenotypes in non-Hispanic white subjects in the COPDGene study. …”
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NEW DIAGNOSTIC POSSIBILITIES FOR DETERMINING THE NATURE OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by T.O. Pertseva, L.I. Konopkina, L.A. Botvinikova

“…Increased total IgE levels in the blood of COPD patient without the confirmed presence of signs of respiratory allergosis (according to the Phadiatop test) narrows the scope for further diagnostic search in the direction of another (non-respiratory) disease. …”
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The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in obstructive sleep apnea by Xue-Jun Lin, Xu-Qiao Mei, Chu-Dan Yang, Yan-Qin Qiu, Bai-Ling Chen, Feng-Li Tang, Liang-Ji Zhang, Li Lin, Shi-Chao Wei, Li-Da Chen

“…RCS showed a J-shaped relationship between lnNLR with all-cause mortality (p-non-linear < 0.001). The interaction tests found that coronary heart disease (CHD) influenced the association between lnNLR and all-cause mortality, with a HR of 3.98 for those with CHD and 1.62 for those without CHD (p = 0.008). …”
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Increased Incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Women Due to Long-Term Passive Smoking by Liu Z, Jiao M, Lv J, Han Q

“…Participants underwent comprehensive assessments including pulmonary function tests (spirometry), hematological analyses, and structured questionnaires evaluating COPD symptoms and passive smoking exposure. …”
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Investigation of Smoking Cessation Status and Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Fan M, Fang YJ, Chen J, Zhong X, Zhang N, Zeng Z, Xiao D, Qi X, Liang W, Li X, Gao Y, Li S, Su Z

“…Further, inpatients with higher mMRC scores, non-smoking parents, engagement in pulmonary rehabilitation exercises, and receipt of medical advice to quit were more likely to attempt quitting smoking. …”
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Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Vietnam during the COVID-19 Period: Current Situation and Challenges by Thuy Thanh Phan, Giap Van Vu, Chau Quy Ngo

“…Our findings underscore the complexities and obstacles encountered in managing COPD during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including the rise in smoking prevalence, inadequate testing rates, and non-compliance with established treatment guidelines. …”
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