The high dependency of supine position in obstructive sleep apnea.

SF Guven, B Ciftci, H Lakadamyali… - Saudi Medical Journal, 2013 - europepmc.org
Objective To define the frequency of supine positional obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients
diagnosed with OSA and to describe the demographic associations with positional OSA …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in uncontrolled nocturnal asthmatic patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

TU Ciftci, B Ciftci, SF Guven, O Kokturk, H Turktas - Respiratory medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
The mechanisms of nocturnal asthma are intimately related to circadian rhythms, which
influence inflammatory cells and mediators, hormone levels and cholinergic tone. Nocturnal …

Erythrocyte deformability, plasma viscosity and oxidative status in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

N Dikmenoğlu, B Ciftçi, E Ileri, SF Güven, N Seringeç… - Sleep medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
(OSAS), diurnal changes of plasma viscosity and erythrocyte deformability were measured …

[PDF][PDF] The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with difficult-to-treat asthma

SF Guven, AB Dursun, B Ciftci… - Asian Pacific Journal …, 2014 - apjai-journal.org
Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs more commonly in asthma patients than in
the general population and can complicate asthma management. The aim of this study was …

The efficacy of Watch PAT in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome diagnosis

…, H Tutar, M Yılmaz, B Çiftçi, SF Güven - European Archives of …, 2015 - Springer
Polysomnography is currently considered as the gold standard for the diagnosis of obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). But high expense and the backlog of the sleep centers …

The diagnostic role of capnography in pulmonary embolism

OK Kurt, S Alpar, T Sipit, SF Guven, H Erturk… - The American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic contribution of alveolar dead space
fraction (AVDSf) measured using capnography in patients admitted with suspected pulmonary …

Relationship between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension/Obstruktif uyku apne sendromu siddeti ile hipertansiyon arasindaki iliski

NA Bayram, B Ciftci, SF Guven, H Bayram… - The Anatolian Journal of …, 2007 - go.gale.com
Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a syndrome defined frequently by
decrease in arterial oxygen saturation and repeated upper airway obstruction episodes …

[HTML][HTML] Extensive exposure to tear gases in Ankara

…, TU Çiftçi, S Akpınar, H Fırat, SF Güven… - Turkish thoracic …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES The most common chemical substances used as mass control agents are
chloroacetophenone, chlorobenzylidene malononitrile, and oleoresin capsicum. These agents …

Split-night versus full-night polysomnography: comparison of the first and second parts of the night

B Ciftci, TU Ciftci, SF Guven - Archivos de Bronconeumología ((English …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: In a split-night study, the first part consists of standard
polysomnography (PSG) for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome while the …

Prevalence of cardiac arrhythmia in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

NA Bayram, B ÇİFTÇİ, SF GÜVEN… - Turkish Journal of …, 2010 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Repetitive transient activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic systems in obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) constitutes the basis for development of cardiac arrhythmias…