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Daytime sleepiness shapes health-related quality of life response to CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea

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By Yeliz Celik, Baran Balcan, Yüksel Peker, Ankit Ghildiyal, Melike Deger Wehr
| Nature Verified
Abstract Improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy vary widely among patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) may influence patient-reported outcomes beyond traditional disease severity metrics. We investigated whether baseline EDS modifies HRQoL responses to CPAP in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and OSA.
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Clinical Characteristics of Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Cross-sectional Analysis of 12,715 Adults from the TURKAPNE Cohort

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By Baran Balcan, Aylin Pıhtılı, Esen Kıyan
| thoracrespract.org
Main Points • In a large nationwide cohort of over 12,000 sleep clinic patients, two-thirds were diagnosed with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), highlighting the substantial burden of clinically significant disease in routine practice. • Objective risk factors-including increasing age, male sex, higher body mass index, and classic nocturnal symptoms (snoring, witnessed apneas, nocturnal dyspnea)-were independently associated with OSA severity.
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Role of Anemia as a Modifier in Cystic and Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patients with Bronchiectasis Concomitant Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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By Baran Balcan, Duygu Vezir, Ramazan Ocal, Caner Cinar
| Preprints.org
Submitted: 05 January 2026 You are already at the latest version (1) Background: Anemia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are prevalent comorbidities in bronchiectasis and may share overlapping pathophysiological mechanisms. However, their combined impact on clinical outcomes in bronchiectasis remains underexplored. We aimed to investigate the associations between anemia, OSA, and clinical characteristics in patients with bronchiectasis, including cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF subtypes.
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