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Ruolo del palloncino intragastrico riempito ad aria (Heliosphere Bag ®) nel trattamento dell’obesità grave. Esperienza personale.

2009

Air filled balloons barietric surgery endoscopy morbid obesity
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Impact of obstructive sleep apnea on metabolic dysfunction in severe obesity.

2011

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) seems to worsen metabolism. This effect has not evaluated in morbid obesity (MO). We hypothesized that the metabolic profile is more impaired in MO patients with OSA than in those without and investigated whether any specific metabolic dysfunction is related to OSA in MO. A prospective multi-centre cross-sectional study was conducted in consecutive subjects before bariatric surgery. OSA was defined as apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI)≥15 by overnight polysomnography (PSG). Anthropometrical, blood pressure (BP) and fasting blood measurements were obtained the morning after. Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) was defined according to NCEP ATPIII modified criteria. 159 patient…

Obstructive sleep apneamedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryInternal medicinemedicineCardiologymetabolic index metabolic syndrome morbid obesity obstructive sleep apneaSevere obesitySettore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato Respiratoriobusinessmedicine.disease
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