Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
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Pol. Arch. Med. Wewn. · Jun 2022
Continuous positive airway pressure treatment reduces ventricular arrhythmias in obstructive sleep apnea patients with nocturnal dominance of arrhythmias and in those with severe desaturations.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment is considered effective in reducing ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). ⋯ CPAP treatment decreases VAs in OSA patients, especially those with severe desaturations and nocturnal domination of PVCs. Night / day PVC ratio might be a useful clinical parameter predicting reduction of PVCs in these patients.
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Acromegaly is a chronic, slowly progressive disorder caused mostly by growth hormone (GH)-producing pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs). Recently, the associations between sex and age at the time of diagnosis and the course of acromegaly have been a focus of debate. ⋯ According to our results, hypogonadism and greater IGF‑1 values were more frequently observed in men with acromegaly. Hyperprolactinemia, hypogonadism, and macroadenoma were more frequent in patients with acromegaly aged 40 years or younger.