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Topics in clinical medicine: serious complications and sudden death in the Pickwickian syndrome.
MacGregor Mi,Block Aj,Ball Wc +2 more
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This article is published in The Johns Hopkins medical journal.The article was published on 1970-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 85 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sudden death.read more
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Increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged men with obstructive sleep apnea: a 7-year follow-up.
TL;DR: It is concluded that the risk of developing CVD is increased in middle-aged OSA subjects independently of age, BMI, SBP, diastolic blood pressure, DBP, and smoking.
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Long-term Outcome for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients: Mortality
TL;DR: In this article, a follow-up study of 198 obstructive sleep apnea patients seen at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic between 1972 and 1980, for whom either tracheostomy (71 patients) or weight loss (127 patients) had been recommended.
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Obesity-associated hypoventilation in hospitalized patients: prevalence, effects, and outcome.
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TL;DR: Hypoventilation frequently complicates severe obesity among hospitalized adults and is associated with excess morbidity and mortality.
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Complications of surgery for obesity.
TL;DR: The general complications of bariatric surgery and specific complications of restrictive procedures are reviewed.
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The Use of Health-Care Resources in Obesity-Hypoventilation Syndrome
TL;DR: OHS patients are heavy users of health care for several years prior to evaluation and treatment of their sleep breathing disorder; there is a substantial reduction in days hospitalized once the diagnosis is made and treatment is instituted.