Nasolacrimal Duct Probing under Topical Anesthesia for Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Taiwan by Chih-Heng Hung, Yi-Chun Chen, Shun-Ling Lin, Wei-Lun Chen

“…To report the success rates of office probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) among children of different age groups in Taiwan. …”
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Cumulative association of obstructive sleep apnea severity and short sleep duration with the risk for hypertension. by Pascaline Priou, Marc Le Vaillant, Nicole Meslier, Audrey Paris, Thierry Pigeanne, Xuan-Lan Nguyen, Claire Alizon, Acya Bizieux-Thaminy, Laurene Leclair-Visonneau, Marie-Pierre Humeau, Frédéric Gagnadoux, IRSR sleep cohort group

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and short sleep duration are individually associated with an increased risk for hypertension (HTN). …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus – diseases with cytokine imbalance by L. N. Sorokina, O. V. Lukina, A. S. Pavlova, V. N. Mineev, V. I. Trofimov

“…In the groups of patients with COPD (51 people), DM2 (42 people), COPD with DM2 (39 people), the control group (39 people), IL-6 was determined by enzyme immunoassay (standard test systems) on a StatFax 303Plus spectrophotometer. …”
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Awareness and barriers of adherence to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease guidelines among respiratory therapists by Nowaf Y. Alobaidi, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Ahmed H. Alasimi, Mohammed A. Almeshari, Ali Altoraibili, Aqeel Al-Abdulsalam, Ahmed Almoraihel, Thamer Alabbad, Elyas Alanazi, Rayan A. Siraj, Jaber S. Alqahtani

“…BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) significantly contributes to global morbidity and mortality. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea – Current State of Knowledge, Impact on Work Productivity and Treatment Methods by Aleksandra Dudek, Aleksandra Sadowska, Aleksandra Welkier, Adam Sobiński, Joanna Miśkiewicz, Patrycja Pietrusińska, Jakub Moder, Anna Dziewierz, Paula Kwaśniewska, Patrycja Śliwa-Tytko

“…Materials and methods: A comprehensive literature review based on publicly available Google Scholar, Scopus and PubMed databases from 2010 to 2024 using the following phases: “obstructive sleep apnea”, “daytime sleepiness”, “absenteeism in obstructive sleep apnea”, “economic costs of obstructive sleep apnea”, “treatment of obstructive sleep apnea”. …”
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DNA methylation changes and improved sleep quality in adults with obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes by Evelyn G Bigini, Eileen R Chasens, Yvette P Conley, Christopher C Imes

“…Objective Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among adults with diabetes. …”
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Successful Treatment of Concurrent Cholangiohydatidosis with Obstructive Jaundice and Hepatothoracic Transit in a Pediatric Patient by Narcis Flavius Tepeneu, Călin Marius Popoiu, Emil Radu Iacob, Simona Cerbu, Oana Belei, Rodica Heredea

“…Echinococcus serology tests were positive. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) could not resolve the obstructive jaundice. …”
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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

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) classification relies on polysomnography (PSG) results. …”
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The Application of Ultrasonography in the Detection of Airway Obstruction: A Promising Area of Research or Unnecessary Gadgetry? by Sabina Kostorz-Nosal, Mariusz Kowaliński, Aleksandra Spyra, Bartłomiej Gałuszka, Szymon Skoczyński

“…It is, however, possible to detect patients whose obstructive airway disease is caused only by the compression of infiltrative and nodal lesions rather than COPD. …”
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Sleep fragmentation and hypoxaemia as key indicators of cognitive impairment in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea by Thomas Georgeson, Lacey Atkins, Alex Zahnleiter, Philip I Terrill, Eamonn Eeles, Elizabeth J Coulson, Irene Szollosi

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to identify characteristics associated with cognitive impairment in older individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) using the Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) that could aid in stratifying those at higher risk for impairment. …”
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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

“…Background. It is known that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been closely linked to essential hypertension (EH) and is considered as an important stressor. …”
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Doxifluridine effectively kills antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Lianshen Zhang, Yingzhang Zhang, Lijie Tian, Qiang Shen, Xiaolong Ma

“…ABSTRACT Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, often exacerbated by infections such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). …”
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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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Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children of the first year of life: diagnostic and treatment approaches by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, O.I. Kvilinska

“…Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction (EHPVO) is an important cause of symptomatic portal hypertension (PH) in pediatric population. …”
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The role of TGF-β in the development of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Hatice Celik Tuglu, Onder Ozturk, Pınar Aslan Kosar

“…Background: Lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have similar etiologic factors, but the relationship between these diseases has not been investigated. …”
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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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Comparison between community-acquired pneumonia and post-obstructive pneumonia associated with endobronchial tumors by Wenwen Yu, Yubo Shi, Qingsong Zheng, Jianwu Chen, Xie Zhang, Ali Chen, Zhiyang Yu, Weilong Zhou, Li Lin, Legui Zheng, Hua Ye, Yunlei Li

“…Methods We compared general demographic information, laboratory test results, lung CT images, bronchoscopic observations, pathological findings between the POP group and the CAP group. …”
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Functional Connectivity Changes in Primary Motor Cortex Subregions of Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Lifeng Li, Qimeng Shi, Bowen Fang, Yuting Liu, Xiang Liu, Yongqiang Shu, Yingke Deng, Yumeng Liu, Haijun Li, Junjie Zhou, Dechang Peng

“…ABSTRACT Background and Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked to cognitive impairment and altered motor‐related brain networks. …”
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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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Comparison of ERCP and MRCP Findings in Patients with Mechanical Jaundice by Osman Anıl Savaş, Mikail Çakır, İshak Sefa Tüzün

“…Since all patients in the groups underwent ERCP after MRCP, ERCP findings were evaluated and compared according to previous MRCP results using a chi-square test. Results: The mean age of the 120 patients with obstructive jaundice (73 females, 47 males ) was 62 years. …”
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