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A B S T R A C T: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) remains an under diagnosed yet important risk factor for CVD and adverse cardiovascular out comes. There is a known link between untreated OSA and systemic hypertension, medication-resistant hypertension, and blood pressure variability.
Keywords: Hypertension; Resistant hypertension; Obstructive sleep apnea; Continuous positive airway pressure; Cardiovascular disease.
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Purpose: The efficacy of the influenza vaccine in the 2014/15 season was lowover the past decade, and many healthcare personnel developed influenza at our medical facilities. To identify risk factors associated with influenza among health care personnel and non-healthcare personnel in the 2014/15 season and the past 5 years, we did a cross-sectional study at three university hospitals in Saitama prefecture, Japan. Methods: we used an anonymous questionnaire to survey the employeesof multiple medical facilities regarding sex, age, occupation, workplace, co-habitation, co-habiting children, onset of influenzaand vaccination status from 2009/10 to 2014/15.
Keywords: Influenza; Healthcare; Personnel; Children; Vaccination
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