Published in Chest on October 01, 2005
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The incremental role of obstructive sleep apnoea on markers of atherosclerosis in patients with metabolic syndrome. Atherosclerosis (2009) 2.42
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Randomized, prospective trial of oxygen, continuous positive airway pressure, and bilevel positive airway pressure by face mask in acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Crit Care Med (2004) 1.79
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Effects of OSA treatment on BP in patients with resistant hypertension: a randomized trial. Chest (2013) 1.64
Obstructive sleep apnea, masked hypertension, and arterial stiffness in men. Am J Hypertens (2009) 1.61
Neutrophil role in pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis depends on the resistance pattern of hosts. J Leukoc Biol (2006) 1.52
The impact of obstructive sleep apnea on metabolic and inflammatory markers in consecutive patients with metabolic syndrome. PLoS One (2010) 1.51
Brain bank of the Brazilian aging brain study group - a milestone reached and more than 1,600 collected brains. Cell Tissue Bank (2006) 1.48
Sleep-related changes in hemodynamic and autonomic regulation in human hypertension. J Hypertens (2009) 1.47
Obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and their interaction on arterial stiffness and heart remodeling. Chest (2007) 1.38
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Characteristics and predictors of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with systemic hypertension. Am J Cardiol (2010) 1.27
Effects of massage therapy on sleep quality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2010) 1.21
Comparative respiratory toxicity of particles produced by traffic and sugar cane burning. Environ Res (2008) 1.16
Air pollution from biomass burning and asthma hospital admissions in a sugar cane plantation area in Brazil. J Epidemiol Community Health (2007) 1.15
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Effects of exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure and sleep apnea. Sleep (2009) 1.14
Yoga respiratory training improves respiratory function and cardiac sympathovagal balance in elderly subjects: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open (2011) 1.11
Is the cardiovascular system the primary target of obstructive sleep apnea? Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 1.09
The effects of continuous positive airway pressure on prehypertension and masked hypertension in men with severe obstructive sleep apnea. Hypertension (2011) 1.09
Impact of OSA on cardiovascular events after coronary artery bypass surgery. Chest (2015) 1.08
Consequences of comorbid sleep apnea in the metabolic syndrome--implications for cardiovascular risk. Sleep (2010) 1.08
Cardiovascular effects of partial sleep deprivation in healthy volunteers. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2012) 1.07
Sleep quality in patients with fibromyalgia using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. J Rheumatol (2006) 1.02
Impaired lung function in individuals chronically exposed to biomass combustion. Environ Res (2011) 1.01
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Influence of Cheyne-Stokes respiration on cardiovascular oscillations in heart failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2003) 1.00
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Airway proteoglycans are differentially altered in fatal asthma. J Pathol (2005) 0.98
Autopsy-proven determinants of death in HIV-infected patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Pathol Res Pract (2002) 0.98
Impact of outdoor biomass air pollution on hypertension hospital admissions. J Epidemiol Community Health (2010) 0.96
Provocation of ventricular ectopy by cheyne-stokes respiration in patients with heart failure. Sleep (2004) 0.95
Effects of cyclosporine A and bronchial transection on mucociliary transport in rats. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 0.95
Acute cardiopulmonary alterations induced by fine particulate matter of São Paulo, Brazil. Toxicol Sci (2005) 0.95
Influence of air pollution on the incidence of respiratory tract neoplasm. J Air Waste Manag Assoc (2005) 0.95
Decreased fertility in mice exposed to environmental air pollution in the city of Sao Paulo. Environ Res (2005) 0.94
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Immune receptors and adhesion molecules in human pulmonary leptospirosis. Hum Pathol (2012) 0.93
Cyclosporin A reduces airway mucus secretion and mucociliary clearance in rats. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2007) 0.92
Obstructive sleep apnea is common among patients referred for coronary artery bypass grafting and can be diagnosed by portable monitoring. Coron Artery Dis (2012) 0.92
Obstructive sleep apnea is common and independently associated with atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Chest (2010) 0.91
The extracellular matrix of the lateral pharyngeal wall in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep (2012) 0.91
Sleep Apnea Cardiovascular Clinical Trials-Current Status and Steps Forward: The International Collaboration of Sleep Apnea Cardiovascular Trialists. Sleep (2013) 0.91
An evaluation of air pollution health impacts and costs in São Paulo, Brazil. Environ Manage (2005) 0.91
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in truck drivers. J Bras Pneumol (2009) 0.91
Continuous positive airway pressure delivered by oronasal mask may not be effective for obstructive sleep apnoea. Eur Respir J (2012) 0.89
Left atrial diameter is independently associated with arterial stiffness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: potential implications for atrial fibrillation. Int J Cardiol (2009) 0.89
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased chemoreflex sensitivity in patients with metabolic syndrome. Sleep (2013) 0.88
Air pollution and effects on reproductive-system functions globally with particular emphasis on the Brazilian population. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev (2010) 0.88
Biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2011) 0.87
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Time delay of baroreflex control and oscillatory pattern of sympathetic activity in patients with metabolic syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2013) 0.87
Anti-inflammatory effects of aerobic exercise in mice exposed to air pollution. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2012) 0.87
Obstructive sleep apnea in patients on conventional and short daily hemodialysis. Am J Nephrol (2008) 0.86
Impact of short-term preconceptional exposure to particulate air pollution on treatment outcome in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF/ET). J Assist Reprod Genet (2010) 0.86
Oronasal mask may compromise the efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure on OSA treatment: is there evidence for avoiding the oronasal route? Curr Opin Pulm Med (2016) 0.86
[Air pollution and emergency room visits due to pneumonia and influenza in São Paulo, Brazil]. Rev Saude Publica (2002) 0.85
Sleep in heart failure. Prog Cardiovasc Dis (2008) 0.85
Pharyngeal dimensions in healthy men and women. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2007) 0.84
Association between micronuclei frequency in pollen mother cells of Tradescantia and mortality due to cancer and cardiovascular diseases: a preliminary study in Sao José dos Campos, Brazil. Environ Pollut (2009) 0.84
Ambient levels of air pollution induce clinical worsening of blepharitis. Environ Res (2011) 0.83
The prevalence and significance of periodic leg movements during sleep in patients with congestive heart failure. Sleep Breath (2008) 0.83
Reciprocal interactions of obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension associated with ACE I/D polymorphism in males. Sleep Med (2009) 0.83
Critical evaluation of screening questionnaires for obstructive sleep apnea in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting and abdominal surgery. Sleep Breath (2014) 0.83
The effects of therapeutic exercise on the balance of women with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Rev Bras Fisioter (2012) 0.83
The composition and behavior of capsules around smooth and textured breast implants in pigs. Plast Reconstr Surg (2006) 0.83
Recent advances of the impact of obstructive sleep apnea on systemic hypertension. Arq Bras Cardiol (2011) 0.83
Effects of low-level laser therapy on the expression of osteogenic genes related in the initial stages of bone defects in rats. J Biomed Opt (2013) 0.82
Heavy snoring and carotid atherosclerosis: is there more than an association? Sleep (2008) 0.82
The time course of vasoconstriction and endothelin receptor A expression in pulmonary arterioles of mice continuously exposed to ambient urban levels of air pollution. Environ Res (2010) 0.82
CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea and the metabolic syndrome. N Engl J Med (2012) 0.82
Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a common and potential harmful combination. Sleep Med Rev (2012) 0.82
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Effects of biomass burning on nasal mucociliary clearance and mucus properties after sugarcane harvesting. Environ Res (2011) 0.81
Inflammatory mediators in nasal lavage among school-age children from urban and rural areas in São Paulo, Brazil. Sao Paulo Med J (2004) 0.81
Emissions generated by sugarcane burning promote genotoxicity in rural workers: a case study in Barretos, Brazil. Environ Health (2013) 0.81
Short-term effects of nCPAP on nasal mucociliary clearance and mucus transportability in healthy subjects. Respir Med (2006) 0.80
Sputum induction as a research tool for the study of human respiratory mucus. Respir Physiol Neurobiol (2005) 0.80
Obstructive sleep apnea is highly prevalent and correlates with impaired glycemic control in consecutive patients with the metabolic syndrome. J Cardiometab Syndr (2009) 0.80
The use of nasal dilator strips as a placebo for trials evaluating continuous positive airway pressure. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2012) 0.80
Sympathetic activity, heart failure, obesity, and metabolic syndrome: is there any role for obstructive sleep apnea? Hypertension (2007) 0.80
Aging, diabetes, and hypertension are associated with decreased nasal mucociliary clearance. Chest (2013) 0.80
Mechanical evaluation of the resistance and elastance of post-burn scars after topical treatment with tretinoin. Clinics (Sao Paulo) (2011) 0.80
The relationship between low birth weight and exposure to inhalable particulate matter. Cad Saude Publica (2013) 0.80
Day-night pattern of autonomic nervous system modulation in patients with heart failure with and without sleep apnea. Int J Cardiol (2011) 0.80
Effect of pre- and postnatal exposure to urban air pollution on myocardial lipid peroxidation levels in adult mice. Inhal Toxicol (2009) 0.80
Anti-oxidants reduce the acute adverse effects of residual oil fly ash on the frog palate mucociliary epithelium. Environ Res (2004) 0.80
Comparison between two surgical techniques for prenatal correction of meningomyelocele in sheep. Einstein (Sao Paulo) (2013) 0.80
Air pollution and children's health: sickle cell disease. Cad Saude Publica (2015) 0.80
PM(2.5) induces acute electrocardiographic alterations in healthy rats. Environ Res (2005) 0.80
Obstructive sleep apnea and atherosclerosis: a new paradigm. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 0.79
Follow-up of the air pollution and the human male-to-female ratio analysis in Sao Paulo, Brazil: a times series study. BMJ Open (2013) 0.79