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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Polycythemia Secondary to Obstructive Sleep Apn...

Apresenta-se um caso clínico de policitemia secundária à síndrome de apneia obstrutiva do sono (SAOS), sem patologia respiratória concomitante. Doente do sexo masculino, com SAOS ligeira (Índice de Apneia-Hipopneia = 14,8/h e dessaturação mínima de oxigénio de 82%), função nasal comprometida e policitemia (hemoglobina = 18 g/dL; hematócrito > 50%). Iniciou tratamento com ventilação em pressão positiva contín...

Computed tomography versus sleep endoscopy (DISE) to predict the effectiveness ...

Funding Information: This work was financed by national funds through the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), I.P., under the project UIDB/04585/2020. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or manuscript preparation. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Egas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM) and Egas Moniz Schoo...

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Computed Tomography versus Sleep Endoscopy (DISE) to Predict the Effectiveness ...

This work is financed by national funds through the FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., under the project UIDB/04585/2020.; Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep disorder with a high prevalence in the world population. The mandibular advancement device is one of the options for treating obstructive sleep apnea. Neck computed tomography and drug-induced sleep endoscopy are complementary diagnostic test...

Isolated nasal surgery in the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea syndro...

Objective: to evaluate the effects of isolated nasal surgery in the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), through the impact on the reduction of the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), the Oxygen Desaturation Index (ODI), the minimal peripheric oxygen saturation (SpO2min) and in the results of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Study Design: retrospective cohort study Material and methods: Clinical pro...

Palatine tonsil neoplasms presenting as sleep disorders – report of two cases

We report two cases of malignant palatine tonsil tumors presenting with snoring and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This presentation is rarely reported in the literature in patients with superior aerodigestive tract neoplasms. These paradigmatic cases highlight the importance of a systematic evaluation of the aerodigestive tract in patients with snoring and suspected OSA for the early detection or e...

A finite element model to predict the consequencesof endolymphatic hydrops in t...

Ménière's disease is an inner ear disorder, associated with episodes of vertigo,fluctuant hearing loss, tinnitus, and aural fullness. Ménière's disease is associ-ated with endolymphatic hydrops. Clinical evidences show that this disease isoften incapacitating, negatively affecting the patients' everyday life. The patho-genesis of Ménière's disease is still not fully understood and remains unclear.Previous numer...

Upper airway assessment in obstructive sleep apnea patients: can computed tomog...

Objective: To evaluate the association between results from drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and computed tomography with lateral cephalometry (CTLC) of the pharynx in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, regarding the same anatomic level, in order to understand if CTLC could replace DISE in selected patients. Study design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Tertiary hospital. Methods: A total of 71 patients who a...

Differences in the genotype frequencies of genes related to blood pressure regu...

Background: Since the emergence of the genus Homo, hominids have occupied a wide variety of environments, facing different selective pressures. Objectives: The aim this study is to compare genotype frequencies between South-West Europe and Peri-equatorial Africa in genes potentially modulators of blood pressure. Methods: The analyzed sample consisted of 325 individuals from Portugal and 226 individuals from Afr...

Differences in the genotype frequencies of genes related to blood pressure regu...

Funding Information: The authors are grateful to all study participants and would like to thank the Instituto de Investiga??o Cient?fica Bento da Rocha Cabral for financial support. Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Aguiar L et al.; Background: Since the emergence of the genus Homo, hominids have occupied a wide variety of environments, facing different selective pressures. Objectives: The aim this study is to compar...