Publications by authors named "Roxana Pleava"
We explored the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients' anthropometric measures and the CPAP treatment response. To that end, we processed three non-overlapping cohorts (D1, D2, D3) with 1046 patients from four sleep laboratories in Western Romania, including 145 subjects (D1) with one-night CPAP therapy. Using D1 data, we created a CPAP-response network of patients, and found neck circumference (NC) as the most significant qualitative indicator for apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) improvement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is usually associated with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, metabolic syndrome and depression. Data on relevant OSA-associated comorbidities in Central-European populations are scarce. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of comorbidities in two OSA cohorts from Hungary and Romania.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We sought to investigate whether long-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and resistant hypertension (RHTN) could attenuate the cardiovascular disease risk by lowering their body-mass index (BMI).
Methods: This was a long-term observational study of RHTN patients diagnosed with OSA. Patients were evaluated with polysomnography initially and after a mean follow-up period of four years.
Article Synopsis
- Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and heart failure (HF) are becoming more common, prompting a study to compare patients with different types of HF—specifically focusing on those with mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF).
- In a study involving 143 patients at sleep labs in Timisoara, Romania, researchers gathered various health data, including symptoms, blood tests, and heart measurements, and compared the findings among three groups based on their ejection fraction (HFrEF, HFmrEF, and HFpEF).
- Results showed that patients with HFmrEF tended to be older and had worse health indicators (like higher blood pressure and creatinine levels) and a higher prevalence of certain comor
Background And Aims: Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is a common disorder with growing awareness. We sought to evaluate if the presence of obesity in patients with SAS is associated with a high risk for development of coronary-vascular comorbidities.
Methods: We performed a retrospective study that included 1370 patients (30.