An Evaluation of Direct-to-Consumer Pulse Oximetry Devices
How reliable are the 10 most popular consumer pulse oximeters used for home monitoring?
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Patient-Directed Prone Positioning Is Not Feasible in COVID-19
Patient-directed prone positioning is not feasible in spontaneously breathing, nonintubated patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Associated With Impairments in Free Fatty Acid Metabolism
Patients with sleep-disordered breathing were more likely to have impairments in free fatty acid metabolism than those without sleep-disordered breathing.
Risk Factors Associated With Cardiometabolic Comorbidities in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who experience longer sleep apneas and hypopneas, worse sleep quality, and marked intermittent/global nocturnal hypoxemia are more at risk for cardiometabolic comorbidities.
Macrovascular Endothelial Dysfunction in OSA and Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with both type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea demonstrated macrovascular endothelial dysfunction beyond the effect of either disease alone.
Evidence Supports Perioperative Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Active smokers hospitalized for a major surgical procedure who started nicotine replacement therapy within 2 days of admission had similar outcomes as those who were not prescribed nicotine replacement therapy.
LVAD in Heart Failure Linked to Improved Glycemic Control
HbA1c levels following left ventricular assist device implantation were statistically significantly lower than before surgery.
Oral Contraceptives Associated With Ventricular Repolarization Alterations
Healthy nonmenopausal women taking oral contraceptives exhibited biomarkers for drug-induced torsade de pointes.
Low Rates of Increasing Statin Doses After MI in Diabetes
Up-titration to a high-intensity statin occurred in only 37.7% of patients with diabetes after an acute myocardial infarction.
Hypothyroidism Predicts Atrial Tachyarrhythmia After AF Catheter Ablation
Patients with higher levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone were more likely to experience atrial tachyarrhythmia after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
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