Pulmonary hypertension in patients affected by sleep-related breathing disorders: up to date from the literature.

Sleep-related breathing disorders (SBD) are conditions of abnormal and difficult respiration during sleep, including chronic snoring, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea (CSA), sleep-related hypoventilation disorders and sleep-related hypoxemia. Some of them have a limited impact on health, but others (e.g.

Effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on romantic relationships and intimacy among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and a meta-analysis.

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common yet often overlooked chronic sleep disorder with significant health implications globally. Bedpartners play a vital role in motivating individuals with obstructive sleep apnea to seek medical help, though their sleep quality may suffer, straining the couple's relationship. From September 2023 to January 2024, utilizing PubMed, Scopus, BioMed Central, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect and www.

The pathogenesis of OSA-related hypertension: what are the determining factors?

Sleep-disordered breathing has a relatively high prevalence, which varies from 3-7% in males and from 2-5% in females in the adult population. Studies published in the literature have shown that sleep apnea is closely related to an increased risk of developing various pathologies, among which arterial hypertension stands out. The prevalence of hypertension in patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) ranges from 35-80% and appears to be related to OSA severity.

Prevalence of sleep disruption and determinants of sleepiness in a cohort of Italian hospital physicians: The PRESOMO study.

Nightshift work can cause daytime somnolence and decreased alertness, and can increase risk of medical errors, occupational injuries and car accidents. We used a structured questionnaire, including the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), to assess the prevalence and the determinants of sleep disruption in 268 Italian University hospital physicians from Cagliari (N = 57), Milan (N = 180) and Pisa (N = 31), who participated in the multicentre study on the prevalence of sleep disturbance among hospital physicians (PRESOMO); 198 of them (74%) were engaged in nightshift work. We explored the association between history of nightshift work and poor sleep quality and daytime somnolence with multivariate logistic regression, adjusting by personal and lifestyle covariates.

Rationale of the combined use of inspiratory and expiratory devices in improving maximal inspiratory pressure and maximal expiratory pressure of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Objective: To examine the rationale of the combined use of a new expiratory device in association with a previously assessed inspiratory device in improving 3 indicators of the respiratory muscle strength, for example, maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP), maximal expiratory pressure (MEP), and dyspnea grade.

Design: Randomized trial.

Setting: Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation.

Home respiratory muscle training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Objective And Background: The benefits of inspiratory muscle strength training in decreasing symptoms, disability or handicap of patients affected by COPD are not well established. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of the constant use of a new flow-volumetric inspiratory exerciser, named Respivol, in improving respiratory functional parameters in COPD patients.

Methods: Twenty consecutive ambulatory patients affected by COPD were enrolled.