A Norwegian population‐based study on the risk and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea The Akershus Sleep Apnea Project (ASAP)

H Hrubos‐strøm, A Randby, SK Namtvedt… - Journal of sleep …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) is a widely used screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA),
but its performance in the general population setting is unknown. The prevalence of …

Severity of obstructive sleep apnea is associated with cardiac troponin I concentrations in a community-based sample: data from the Akershus Sleep Apnea Project

G Einvik, H Røsjø, A Randby, SK Namtvedt… - Sleep, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: Previous community-based studies have failed to demonstrate an independent
association between OSA and circulating cardiac troponin concentrations, a marker of …

Cardiac arrhythmias in obstructive sleep apnea (from the Akershus Sleep Apnea Project)

SK Namtvedt, A Randby, G Einvik… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Increased prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias has been reported in patients with severe
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but this may not be generalizable to patients from the general …

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels

A Randby, SK Namtvedt, G Einvik, H Hrubos-Strøm… - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk.
Stress imposed on the myocardium by repeated severe hypoxemia and/or BP surges …

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and concentration of C-reactive protein in Type D personality persons without cardiovascular disease

…, SK Namtvedt, A Randby… - European Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background Type D personality is associated with poor cardiovascular outcome in patients
with coronary or peripheral arterial disease. Whether Type D personality is associated with …

Impaired endothelial function in persons with obstructive sleep apnoea: impact of obesity

SK Namtvedt, J Hisdal, A Randby, S Agewall… - Heart, 2013 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and obesity are both associated with endothelial
dysfunction, which precedes the development of atherosclerosis. As obesity is highly …

[HTML][HTML] Obstructive sleep apnea, verbal memory, and executive function in a community-based high-risk population identified by the Berlin Questionnaire Akershus …

H Hrubos-Strøm, IH Nordhus, G Einvik, A Randby… - Sleep and …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Cognitive functions in community-dwelling adults at high risk of obstructive sleep
apnea have not been described and nor are associations between cognitive functions and …

Circulating cytokine concentrations are not associated with major depressive disorder in a community-based cohort

G Einvik, M Vistnes, H Hrubos-Strøm, A Randby… - General hospital …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to test the hypotheses that cytokine levels are elevated in
community-residing persons at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea with major depressive …

Sleep apnoea, anxiety, depression and somatoform pain: a community-based high-risk sample

…, G Einvik, IH Nordhus, A Randby… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Community-based studies that measure both psychiatric diagnoses and obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA) are lacking. This study reports current psychiatric disorders in community-…

Type D personality is associated with increased prevalence of ventricular arrhythmias in community-residing persons without coronary heart disease

…, H Hrubos-Strøm, A Randby… - European Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Type D personality may be a risk factor for poor outcome in patients with
cardiovascular disease. The biological mechanisms underlying this association are poorly …