Publications by authors named "Suzana Tanni Minamoto"
Objective: To investigate whether the presence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) alters the perception of respiratory symptoms and quality of life in COPD patients, by using specific questionnaires, as well as to determine whether scales for assessing daytime sleepiness and for screening for OSAS can be used in the triad of OSAS, COPD, and obesity.
Methods: We included 66 patients diagnosed with mild-to-moderate or severe COPD and presenting with a body mass index > 27 kg/m2. After polysomnography, patients completed the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), the Berlin questionnaire (BQ), the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale, the Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI), and the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ).
Article Synopsis
- - The treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) has improved with a variety of strategies, including behavioral changes, education, rehabilitation, and personalized medication plans tailored to each patient.
- - Advances in pharmacological treatments are critical for COPD management, but the growing number of available drugs makes it harder to understand their specific indications and risks.
- - A group of 24 specialists in Brazil created a visual guide to classify and treat COPD, addressing key clinical questions to help healthcare providers choose the best treatment options for individual patients.
Introduction: Cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal dysfunctions are common in the postoperative period of kidney transplant patients and are often accompanied by low exercise tolerance.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of an early physiotherapy program during hospital stay on functional capacity and peripheral and respiratory muscle strength after kidney transplant.
Methods: An open, randomized clinical trial was conducted in patients undergoing living donor kidney transplant.
Diastolic function and functional capacity after a single session of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with compensated heart failure.
Clinics (Sao Paulo)
December 2014
Objective: The effects of acute continuous positive airway pressure therapy on left ventricular diastolic function and functional capacity in patients with compensated systolic heart failure remain unclear.
Methods: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial included 43 patients with heart failure and a left ventricular ejection fraction <0.50 who were in functional classes I-III according to the New York Heart Association criteria.