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Vukmir Vlasic
Researcher at Pennsylvania State University
Publications - 3
Citations - 659
Vukmir Vlasic is an academic researcher from Pennsylvania State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Apnea–hypopnea index & Polysomnography. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 575 citations.
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Sleep disordered breathing in children in a general population sample: prevalence and risk factors.
Edward O. Bixler,Alexandros N. Vgontzas,Hung Mo Lin,Duanping Liao,Susan L. Calhoun,Antonio Vela-Bueno,Fred G. Fedok,Vukmir Vlasic,Gavin R. Graff +8 more
TL;DR: The strong linear relationship between waist circumference and BMI across all degrees of severity of SDB suggests that, as in adults, metabolic factors may be among the most important risk factors for SDB in children.
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Blood Pressure Associated With Sleep-Disordered Breathing in a Population Sample of Children
Edward O. Bixler,Alexandros N. Vgontzas,Hung Mo Lin,Duanping Liao,Susan L. Calhoun,Fred G. Fedok,Vukmir Vlasic,Gavin R. Graff +7 more
TL;DR: Clinically, the data support the threshold of AHI ≥5 for the initiation of treatment for SDB, and suggests that SDB is significantly associated with higher levels of systolic blood pressure in children aged 5 to 12 years even after adjusting for the various confounding factors.
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Blood Pressure Associated With Sleep-Disordered Breathing in a Population Sample of Children. Commentary
Brent M. Egan,Edward O. Bixler,Alexandros N. Vgontzas,Hung Mo Lin,Duanping Liao,Susan L. Calhoun,Fred G. Fedok,Vukmir Vlasic,Gavin R. Graff +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the association of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) with blood pressure in children was investigated in a random sample of the local elementary school children (kindergarten through grade 5) using a 2-phase strategy.