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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

10. A comparison of the long-term outcome and effects of surgery or continuous positive airway pressure on patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Author
Lin SW; Chen NH; Li HY; Fang TJ; Huang CC; Tsai YH; Lee CH;
Institution
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sleep Center, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Journal
Laryngoscope. 2006 Jun;116(6):1012-6.
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11. Cost-effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure therapy for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea.

Author
Ayas NT; FitzGerald JM; Fleetham JA; White DP; Schulzer M; Ryan CF; Ghaeli R; Mercer GW; Cooper P; Tan MC; Marra CA;
Institution
Department of Medicine and Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Journal
Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 8;166(9):977-84.
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12. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: more insights on structural and functional cardiac alterations, and the effects of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure.

Author
Shivalkar B; Van de Heyning C; Kerremans M; Rinkevich D; Verbraecken J; De Backer W; Vrints C;
Institution
Department of Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. bharati.shivalkar@skynet.be
Journal
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Apr 4;47(7):1433-9. Epub 2006 Mar 15.
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13. Nocturic frequency is related to severity of obstructive sleep apnea, improves with continuous positive airways treatment.

Author
Fitzgerald MP; Mulligan M; Parthasarathy S;
Institution
Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA.
Journal
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May;194(5):1399-403. Epub 2006 Mar 30.
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