Accuracy study of Angiotensin 1-7 composite index test to predict pulmonary fibrosis and guide treatment.

Background: Pulmonary fibrosis can develop after acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The hypothesis is we are able to measure phenotypes that lie at the origin of ARDS severity and fibrosis development. The aim is an accuracy study of prognostic circulating biomarkers.

Health-Related Quality of Life Improves in Parallel with FEV1 and 6-Minute Walking Distance Test at Between 3 and 12 Months in Critical COVID-19 Survivors.

Background: In COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU)-admitted patients, multiorgan acute complications lead to long-lasting sequelae. The aim of this study was to assess (1) changes in chest CT, pulmonary function test (PFT), functional capacity (6-minute walking distance test (6MWT)), and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) among ICU COVID-19 survivors at 3, 6, and 12 months after ICU discharge and (2) predictors of persistent impairment/improvement in 6MWT and HR-QoL.

Methods: ICU COVID-19 survivors were prospectively included.

An Unusual Cause of Increasing Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in a CPAP-treated Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patient.

The onset of narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) occurs after 50 years of age in less than 2% of the cases. In older adults, the diagnosis is often delayed due to the presence of neurological degenerative and inflammatory comorbidities and overlapping sleep disorders. We report the case of a 63-year-old man with a 5-year history of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and a 2-year diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), which.

Factors Associated with Persistent Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Bariatric Surgery: A Narrative Review.

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among the bariatric surgery population is estimated to be 45-70%. However, weight loss obtained by bariatric surgery is not always associated with full remission of OSA, suggesting that other confounding factors are present. This article aims to review the current literature, focusing on factors that could predict the persistence of OSA after bariatric surgery.