Cardiovascular risk factors in men and women with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

Unlabelled: We wished to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) before initiation of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and without any declared or diagnosed pre-existing CV disorder. We wanted to compare the prevalence of these CV risk factors between men and women in an observational study. A questionnaire concerning CV risk factors was submitted to the patients, by a respiratory home-care technician at the time of installation of the CPAP treatment.

[Pre-test probability of obstructive sleep apnea].

The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a condition characterized by repeated breathing pauses during sleep and associated with sleep fragmentation, intermittent hypoxia and increased, cardiovascular risk. The diagnosis of OSAS requires polysomnography, an expensive and time consuming technique, which still represents the gold-standard method. Several predictive mathematical models have been developed for the prediction of OSAS.

[Preoperative rehabilitation in the surgical treatment of lung cancer].

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative rehabilitation on operability and postoperative outcome in patients with lung cancer.

Methods: We studied retrospectively 27 patients who underwent respiratory rehabilitation for 4 weeks prior to lung cancer resection and 26 patients who were operated without previous rehabilitation (control group). Spirometry, arterial blood gases, and exercise tests with maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) were assessed pre and postoperatively.

Prognostic value of nutritional depletion in patients with COPD treated by long-term oxygen therapy: data from the ANTADIR observatory.

Background: An association between weight depletion and mortality has been demonstrated in patients with COPD, but the prognostic influence of malnutrition has not been evaluated in patients with the most severe COPD treated with home long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT).

Study Objective: To analyze the prognostic value of nutritional depletion in patients with COPD receiving LTOT with respect to survival and hospitalization rate.

Design: Analysis of a national database (Observatory of Association Nationale pour le Traitement a Domicile de l'Insuffisance Respiratoire Chronique [ANTADIR]).