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  1. High-sensitive cardiac troponin after CPAP in obstructive sleep apnoea: the adjusted analytical change limit (adjACL) for small variations at low concentrations
  2. Non-linearity and gaps in results distribution over successive Roche Lipase method applications: improvement but persistence
  3. Outlier removal methods for skewed data: impact on age-specific high-sensitive cardiac troponin T 99th percentiles
  4. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide: a potential follow-up biomarker of mandibular advancement device efficacy on cardiac function in obstructive sleep apnea
  5. Estimated GFR-specific 99th percentiles for high-sensitive cardiac troponin T based on the adjusted analytical change limit (adjACL) in hospitalized patients
  6. Wide-range CRP versus high-sensitivity CRP on Roche analyzers: focus on low-grade inflammation ranges and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels
  7. Determination of age- and sex-specific 99th percentiles for high-sensitive troponin T from patients: an analytical imprecision- and partitioning-based approach
  8. Fibromax-based nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Methodological considerations
  9. Comment on direct bilirubin as predictor of severity and mortality in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
  10. Introducing High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T as a Biomarker of OSA-Related Cardiovascular Morbidity in Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
  11. Intermittent hypoxia in obese Zucker rats: cardiometabolic and inflammatory effects
  12. Analytical Performance Requirements for Biomarker-based Studies Evaluating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Effects in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  13. Potassium as a potential predictive biomarker of brain hypoxia in avalanche victims: preanalytical recommendations
  14. Plasma endothelin-1 in acute heart failure: pathophysiological and preanalytical considerations
  15. Paradoxical decrease in isoprostane and increase in superoxide dismutase following CPAP withdrawal in OSA
  16. Stability of Routine Biochemical Analytes in Whole Blood and Plasma From Lithium Heparin Gel Tubes During 6-hr Storage
  17. Endothelin regulates intermittent hypoxia-induced lipolytic remodelling of adipose tissue and phosphorylation of hormone-sensitive lipase
  18. Comparison of a 10- vs. 15-min centrifugation time for chemical and immunochemical assays and impact on turnaround time in a hospital laboratory
  19. High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T: a Preanalytical Evaluation
  20. Endothelin regulates intermittent hypoxia-induced lipolytic remodelling of adipose tissue and phosphorylation of hormone-sensitive lipase
  21. Evaluation of HbA1c as a prognostic biomarker of cardiovascular events and mortality in nondiabetic patients: Methodological considerations
  22. Letter by Monneret et al Regarding Article, “Cardiac Structure and Function Across the Glycemic Spectrum in Elderly Men and Women Free of Prevalent Heart Disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk In the Community Study”
  23. Bicarbonate or Base Excess in Early Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
  24. Hemolysis indexes for biochemical tests and immunoassays on Roche analyzers: Determination of allowable interference limits according to different calculation methods
  25. Comparison of measured venous carbon dioxide and calculated arterial bicarbonates according to the PaCO2 and PaO2 cut-off values of obesity hypoventilation syndrome
  26. S100B protein concentration measurement according to two different immunoassays
  27. Isoprostane as a promising prognostic biomarker in pulmonary arterial hypertension: preanalytical and analytical viewpoints
  28. Variability in definitions of transaminase upper limit of the normal impacts the APRI performance as a biomarker of fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C: “APRI c’est fini ?”
  29. Analytical comparison of the new point-of-care troponin T immunoassay on AQT90Flex® analyzer (Radiometer) and the high-sensitivity troponin T immunoassay on ModularE170® (Roche Diagnostics)
  30. The Severity of Nocturnal Hypoxia but Not Abdominal Adiposity Is Associated with Insulin Resistance in Non-Obese Men with Sleep Apnea
  31. Independent Association of Urinary F2-Isoprostanes With Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  32. Reduced six-minute walking distance, high fat-free-mass index and hypercapnia are associated with endothelial dysfunction in COPD
  33. Altitude illness is related to low hypoxic chemoresponse and low oxygenation during sleep
  34. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome: From sleep-disordered breathing to systemic comorbidities and the need to offer combined treatment strategies
  35. Noninvasive Ventilation in Mild Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
  36. Corticosteroid after etomidate in critically ill patients
  37. The Impact Of Obstructive Sleep Apnea On Homocysteine And Carotid Remodelling In Patients With Metabolic Syndrome
  38. High-Altitude Illness And Hypoxic Chemoresponsivness: A Unifying View Of Individual Susceptibility
  39. Cardiovascular And Metabolic Consequences Of Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia In Lean Versus Obese Zucker Rats
  40. Effects Of CPAP And Valsartan Randomly Assigned On Baroreflex Function And Aldosterone In Hypertensive OSAS
  41. Association Of Urinary 15-F2t-isoprostane Level With Oxygen Desaturation And Carotid Intima-media Thickness In Non-obese Sleep Apnea Patients
  42. One-month Of Non-Invasive Ventilation In Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Improves Sleep Architecture And Blood Gazes But Has No Impact On Inflammatory, Metabolic And Cardiovascular Status: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  43. Pleiotropic role of IGF-I in obesity hypoventilation syndrome
  44. Significant Improvement in Arterial Stiffness After Endurance Training in Patients With COPD
  45. Association of urinary 15-F2t-isoprostane level with oxygen desaturation and carotid intima–media thickness in nonobese sleep apnea patients
  46. ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION AND SPECIFIC SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION IN OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME
  47. Endothelial Dysfunction and Specific Inflammation in Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome