ArticleThe clinical respiratory journal2023
Effect of compliance to continuous positive airway pressure on exacerbations, lung function and symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea (overlap syndrome).
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- Management of Patients with Asthma, COPD, and OSA in Outpatient Unit: ACOSOU-Global Perspectives and Challenges.Pulmonary therapy · 2026Review
- Diagnosis and Management of Overlap Syndrome (COPD-OSA): Evidence, Challenges and Prospects.Nature and science of sleep · 2026Review
- COPD-OSA overlap syndrome: inflammatory and oxidative stress mechanisms, biomarkers, and clinical implications.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Treatment With Bilevel PAP Is Associated With a Reduction in Severe Exacerbations in COPD-OSA Overlap: A Retrospective Claims Analysis.CHEST pulmonary · 2025Article
- Overlap Syndrome (COPD and OSA): A Treatable Trait for Triple Treatment?Pulmonary therapy · 2025Article
- The Overlap Syndrome: A Combination of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Cureus · 2024Review
- Effects of common lifestyle factors on obstructive sleep apnea: precautions in daily life based on causal inferences.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Investigating the Relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnoea, Inflammation and Cardio-Metabolic Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Effect of compliance to continuous positive airway pressure on exacerbations, lung function and symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea (overlap syndrome).The clinical respiratory journal · 2023Article
- Monocyte to eosinophil ratio as a diagnostic biomarker for overlap syndrome and predictor of disease exacerbation.International journal of immunopathology and pharmacologyArticle
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Abstract
introductionPatients with overlap syndrome (OS), that is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are at increased risk of acute exacerbations related to COPD (AECOPD). We assessed the effect of CPAP compliance on AECOPD, symptoms and pulmonary function in OS patients.
methodsConsecutive OS patients underwent assessment at baseline and at 12 months under treatment with CPAP of: AECOPD and hospitalizations, COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC) questionnaires, pulmonary function testing and 6-min walking test (6MWT).
resultsIn total, 59 patients (54 males) with OS were followed for 12 months and divided post hoc according to CPAP compliance into: group A with good (≥4 h CPAP use/night, n = 29) and group B with poor (<4 h CPAP use/night, n = 30) CPAP compliance. At 12 months, group A showed improvements in FEV
conclusionsWhen compared to poorly compliant patients, OS patients with good CPAP compliance had a lower number of AECOPD and showed improved lung function and COPD related symptoms.
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