Expiratory muscle strength training reduces oxidative stress and systemic inflammation in men with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a double-blinded, randomized parallel trial.

Study Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of high and low-intensity expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) on disease severity, systemic inflammation, oxidative stress, respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, symptoms, daytime sleepiness, fatigue severity, and sleep quality in male patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Methods: Thirty-one male patients diagnosed with moderate OSAS were included in this double-blind, randomized, parallel study. Patients were randomized into two groups: High-EMST and Low-EMST groups.

Comparison of coronary artery lesion complexity and body component parameters measured by TANITA.

Introduction: Obesity is one of the main reversible causes of coronary artery disease.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between body component measurements calculated with TANITA and SYNTAX score (SXscore), which indicates coronary complexity.

Material And Methods: 200 acute subendocardial myocardial infarction patients were included in our study.

Are Sleep Quality, Physical Activity Levels, and Fear of Movement of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients Different From Healthy People During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic?

Objective: The sleep quality and physical activity levels of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome during the lockdown period have not yet been investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sleep quality, physical activity level, and fear of movement in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and healthy individuals during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Material And Methods: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (n = 33) and healthy individuals (n = 30) were included in the study.

High- and low-intensity expiratory muscle strength training in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome using non-invasive mechanical ventilation: A double-blinded, randomized controlled trial.

Background: The effects of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) with different intensity on stages of sleep were not examined in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of high- and low-intensity EMST (H-EMST and L-EMST) on disease severity, sleep stages, disease-related symptoms, daytime sleepiness, fatigue severity, and sleep quality in adult patients with severe OSAS using non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV).

Methods: Thirty-one clinically stable patients with severe OSAS were included in this prospective, randomized controlled, double-blinded study.

Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients With an Implanted Amplatzer Septal Occluder: A Review of 2 Cases.

Surgical approaches for mitral valve exploration vary, with the preferred approach being via the interatrial groove. Data on whether the interatrial groove approach can be used for mitral valve surgery in patients with a previously implanted Amplatzer septal occluder (ASO) (St Jude Medical, an Abbott company) are extremely limited. The authors performed mitral valve surgery using the transatrial septal approach on 2 patients following explantation of an ASO, which significantly impedes the interatrial groove approach.

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8 for Patients with Mild Symptomatic Heart Failure.

Objective: The Performance Measure for Activities of Daily Living-8 (PMADL-8) for patients with congestive heart failure is an International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health-based Activities of Daily Living (ICF) questionnaire to evaluate disease-specific functional limitations in chronic heart failure (CHF). The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the PMADL-8 in CHF patients.

Methods: In this study, 50 patients with CHF were included.

The effectiveness of oropharyngeal exercises compared to inspiratory muscle training in obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and oropharyngeal exercises (OE) have different advantages and disadvantages and a comparison of these modalities has been recommended. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of IMT and OE on important outcomes for patients with OSAS.

Methods: This was a randomized controlled clinical trial.

What Is the Best Pulmonary Physiotherapy Method in ICU?

Objective. Effects of high frequency chest wall oscillation technique were investigated on intubated ICU patients. Background.