ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Elderly Patients.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- International expert consensus statement: surgical failure in obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Pooled it
- Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Model for Precision Sleep Medicine.Journal of otorhinolaryngology, hearing and balance medicine · 2026Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apneas and Cardiovascular Diseases.Clocks & sleep · 2026Review
- Is barbed pharyngoplasty a suitable alternative to CPAP in OSA elderly patients?Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Article
- Positional Therapy: A Real Opportunity in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea? An Update from the Literature.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Walking the fine line between OSA and aging.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Review
- The role of positional changes in optimizing OSA treatment: evidence from DISE.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
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- May vestibular rehabilitation reduce apnea-hypopnea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnea? A pilot study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Influence of Sleep Stage on the Determination of Positional Dependency in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2024Article
- Pulmonary Function Test and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome in Obese Adults: A Retrospective Study.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2023Article
- The Effects of Barbed Repositioning Pharyngoplasty in Positional and Non-Positional OSA Patients: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Head-Of-Bed Elevation (HOBE) for Improving Positional Obstructive Sleep Apnea (POSA): An Experimental Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence, characteristics, and respiratory arousal threshold of positional obstructive sleep apnea in China: a large scale study from Shanghai Sleep Health Study cohort.Respiratory research · 2022Article
- Obstructive sleep apnoea patients vs laryngopharyngeal reflux disease: Non-invasive evaluation with NBI and pepsin detection in tears.Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences · 2022Article
- Quality of Life and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Who Are Treated with Multilevel Surgery or Adherent to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: From Symptoms to Treatment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Vestibular Function in Patients Affected by Obstructive Sleep Apnea Performing Functional Head Impulse Test (fHIT).Nature and science of sleep · 2022Article
- Effect of obstructive sleep apnea on cerebrovascular compliance and cerebral small vessel disease.PloS one · 2021Article
- Positional obstructive sleep apnea within a large multicenter French cohort: prevalence, characteristics, and treatment outcomes.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Article
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20 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Giannicola IannellaDepartment of 'Organi di Senso', University "Sapienza",Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1781-2809
Giuseppe MagliuloDepartment of 'Organi di Senso', University "Sapienza",Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Cristina Anna Maria Lo IaconoDepartment of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, Anaesthesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University, Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Giulia BianchiDepartment ENT & Audiology, University of Ferrara, Via Savonarola, 9, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Antonella PolimeniDepartment of Oral and Maxillo Facial Sciences, University "Sapienza", Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2679-7607
Antonio GrecoDepartment of 'Organi di Senso', University "Sapienza",Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4824-9871
Andrea De VitoDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Via Carlo Forlanini, 34, 47121 Forlì, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9802-7716
Giuseppe MeccarielloDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Via Carlo Forlanini, 34, 47121 Forlì, Italy.
Giovanni CammarotoDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Via Carlo Forlanini, 34, 47121 Forlì, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1618-0048
Riccardo GobbiDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Via Carlo Forlanini, 34, 47121 Forlì, Italy.
Marco BrunoriDepartment of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrologic, Anaesthesiologic and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University, Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Milena Di LucaDepartment of ENT, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 78, 95125 Catania, Italy.
Filippo MontevecchiENT Unit Villa Serena, Via del Camaldolino, 8, 47121 Forlì, Italy.
Annalisa PaceDepartment of 'Organi di Senso', University "Sapienza",Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Irene Claudia ViscontiDepartment of 'Organi di Senso', University "Sapienza",Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Claudia MilellaDepartment of 'Organi di Senso', University "Sapienza",Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Carmen SolitoDepartment of 'Organi di Senso', University "Sapienza",Viale dell'Università, 33, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Stefano PelucchiDepartment ENT & Audiology, University of Ferrara, Via Savonarola, 9, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Luca CerritelliDepartment ENT & Audiology, University of Ferrara, Via Savonarola, 9, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Claudio ViciniDepartment of Head-Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology, Head-Neck and Oral Surgery Unit, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Via Carlo Forlanini, 34, 47121 Forlì, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITOspedale G.B. Morgagni - L.Pierantoni · ITUniversity of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Catania · IT
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PostureSleep Apnea, ObstructiveAdultAgedHumansMiddle AgedPolysomnographyProspective StudiesSupine PositionYoung Adultaging effectsobstructive sleep apneapolysomnographypositional sleep apnea
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