GESAP trial rationale and methodology: management of patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea in primary care units compared to sleep units.
Tarraubella N, de Batlle J, Nadal N, Castro-Grattoni AL, Gómez S, Sánchez-de-la-Torre M, Barbé F. PMID: 28174423
Management of continuous positive airway pressure treatment compliance using telemonitoring in obstructive sleep apnea.
Turino C, de Batlle J, Woehrle H, Mayoral A, Castro-Grattoni AL, Gómez S, Dalmases M, Sánchez-de-la-Torre M, Barbé F. Abstract Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), but treatment compliance is often...
Assessing sleep health in a European population: Results of the Catalan Health Survey 2015.
Dalmases M, Benítez ID, Mas A, Garcia-Codina O, Medina-Bustos A, Escarrabill J, Saltó E, Buysse DJ, Roure N, Sánchez-de-la-Torre M, Rué M, Barbé F, de Batlle J.PLoS One. 2018 Apr 18;13(4):e0194495. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194495. eCollection 2018. Abstract...
Sleep apnea: towards precision medicine
Obstructive sleep apnea of the child is a chronic disorder that is characteristic of recurrent episodes of blockage of the upper tract lasting the child and affects between 5% and 14% of adults aged 30 to 70 years, mostly in homes. More and more, l'apnea del son...
2017 World Sleep in Prague
2017 WORLD SLEEP IN PRAGUE The World Sleep Congress will provide participants from around the world with unmatched opportunities to exchange scientific ideas and experiences in sleep medicine. Join us to learn about recent advances in sleep medicine including...
Adherence to nutrition-based cancer prevention guidelines and breast, prostate and colorectal cancer risk in the MCC-Spain case-control study.
Prostate, breast and colorectal cancer are the most common tumours in Spain. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between adherence to nutrition-based guidelines for cancer prevention and prostate, breast and colorectal cancer, in the MCC-Spain...
Protocol for regional implementation of community-based collaborative management of complex chronic patients
Isaac Cano, Ivan Dueñas-Espín, Carme Hernandez, Jordi de Batlle, Jaume Benavent, Juan Carlos Contel, Erik Baltaxe, Joan Escarrabill, Juan Manuel Fernández, Judtih Garcia-Aymerich, Miquel Àngel Mas, Felip Miralles, Montserrat Moharra, Jordi Piera, Tomas salas, Sebastià...
Predictors of obstructive sleep apnoea in patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome.
de Batlle J, Turino C, Sánchez-de-la-Torre A, Abad J, Duran-Cantolla J, McEvoy RD, Antic NA, Mediano O, Cabriada V, Masdeu MJ, Teran J, Valls J, Barbé F, Sánchez-de-la-Torre M; Spanish Sleep Group. Abstract Identifying undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)...
Sleep Apnea: Types, Mechanisms, and Clinical Cardiovascular Consequences.
Sleep Apnea and Hypertension: Are there gender differences? The Vitoria Sleep Cohort.
Cano-Pumarega I, Barbé F, Esteban A, Martínez-Alonso M, Egea C, Durán-Cantolla J; Spanish Sleep Network. Abstract BACKGROUND: Evidence from longitudinal studies has reported contradictory results regarding the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and...
Sleep Apnea and Hypertension: Are there gender differences? The Vitoria Sleep Cohort.
Cano-Pumarega I, Barbé F, Esteban A, Martínez-Alonso M, Egea C, Durán-Cantolla J; Spanish Sleep Network. Abstract BACKGROUND: Evidence from longitudinal studies has reported contradictory results regarding the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and...
Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Assessment of Coronary Risk.
Cheung YY, Tai BC, Loo G, Khoo SM, Cheong KY, Barbe F, Lee CH. Abstract There is increasing awareness that health screening may prevent some acute coronary events. Yet, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is seldom screened for and its relation with coronary risk markers is...
Central Sleep Apnoea Is Related to the Severity and Short-Term Prognosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Florés M, de Batlle J, Sánchez-de-la-Torre A, Sánchez-de-la-Torre M, Aldomá A, Worner F, Galera E, Seminario A, Torres G, Dalmases M, Montserrat JM, Garmendia O, Barbé F; Spanish Sleep Group Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relation of central sleep apnoea (CSA) to...
Effects of Ethnicity on the Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Pooled Analysis of the ISAACC Trial and Sleep and Stent Study.
Koo CY, de la Torre AS, Loo G, Torre MS, Zhang J, Duran-Cantolla J, Li R, Mayos M, Sethi R, Abad J, Furlan SF, Coloma R, Hein T, Ho HH, Jim MH, Ong TH, Tai BC, Turino C, Drager LF, Lee CH, Barbe F. Abstract BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is an emerging...
Gut epithelial barrier markers in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
Barceló A, Esquinas C, Robles J, Piérola J, De la Peña M, Aguilar I, Morell-Garcia D, Alonso A, Toledo N, Sánchez-de la Torre M, Barbé F. Abstract BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is now being recognized as an additional contributing factor to the...
CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
McEvoy RD, Antic NA, Heeley E, Luo Y, Ou Q, Zhang X, Mediano O, Chen R, Drager LF, Liu Z, Chen G, Du B, McArdle N, Mukherjee S, Tripathi M, Billot L, Li Q, Lorenzi-Filho G, Barbe F, Redline S, Wang J, Arima H, Neal B, White DP, Grunstein RR, Zhong N, Anderson CS; SAVE...