A Multisite Randomized Trial of Portable Sleep Studies and Positive Airway Pressure Autotitration Versus Laboratory-Based Polysomnography for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The HomePAP Study.

Rosen CL, Auckley D, Benca R, Foldvary-Schaefer N, Iber C, Kapur V, Rueschman M, Zee P, Redline S. Abstract STUDY OBJECTIVES: To test the utility of an integrated clinical pathway for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnosis and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment using portable monitoring devices. DESIGN: Randomized, open-label, parallel group, unblinded, multicenter clinical [...]
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Comparison of polysomnographic and portable home monitoring assessments of obstructive sleep apnea in Saskatchewan women.

Gjevre JA, Taylor-Gjevre RM, Skomro R, Reid J, Fenton M, Cotton D. Source Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. john.gievre@usask.ca Abstract OBJECTIVES: To compare a commercially available, level III in-home diagnostic sleep test (Embletta, Embletta USA) and in-laboratory polysomnography (PSG) in women with suspected obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). [...]
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The influence of different jaw positions on the endurance and electromyographic pattern of the biceps brachii muscle in young adults with different occlusal characteristics.

Ferrario VF, Sforza C, Serrao G, Fragnito N, Grassi G. Source Functional Anatomy Research Center (Farc), Laboratorio di Anatomia Funzionale dell’Apparato Stomatognatico (LAFAS), Milano, Italy. farc@unimi.it Abstract To investigate the hypothesis of a functional coupling between the stomatognathic motor apparatus and the muscles of other body districts, as well as between occlusal conditions and neuromuscular [...]
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