| Literature DB >> 24310634 |
Cristina Salles1, Regina Terse-Ramos, Adelmir Souza-Machado, Álvaro A Cruz.
Abstract
Symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing, especially obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), are common in asthma patients and have been associated with asthma severity. It is known that asthma symptoms tend to be more severe at night and that asthma-related deaths are most likely to occur during the night or early morning. Nocturnal symptoms occur in 60-74% of asthma patients and are markers of inadequate control of the disease. Various pathophysiological mechanisms are related to the worsening of asthma symptoms, OSAS being one of the most important factors. In patients with asthma, OSAS should be investigated whenever there is inadequate control of symptoms of nocturnal asthma despite the treatment recommended by guidelines having been administered. There is evidence in the literature that the use of continuous positive airway pressure contributes to asthma control in asthma patients with obstructive sleep apnea and uncontrolled asthma.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24310634 PMCID: PMC4075889 DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132013000500011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bras Pneumol ISSN: 1806-3713 Impact factor: 2.624
Figure 1Modified Mallampati score.(17) Author Jmarchn, January 11, 2013. Permission is granted to copy, distribute, and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.
Figura 1Escore de Mallampati modificada.(17) Autor Jmarchn, 11 de janeiro de 2013. A permissão é concedida para copiar, distribuir e/ou modificar este documento sob os termos do GNU Free Documentation Licence - Versão 1.2 ou qualquer versão posterior publicada pela Free Software Fundation.