… produce pharyngeal airflow obstruction, suggesting that … obstructive sleep apnea. It is
possible that our subjects might have exhibited an even greater degree of obstructive sleep apnea …

… report describes a canine model of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) developed in our laboratory
and the results of its preliminary short-term application. Healthy adult dogs were prepared …

… cost, the proposed model could predict which patients with DS were unlikely to have
moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea and thus may not need a diagnostic sleep study. …

… Finally, we consider models of periodic breathing, and … obstruction destabilizes respiratory
patterns during sleep. In our … initiation of an obstructive apnea, we will model the alterations in …

… obstructive sleep apnea (… models have been studied specifically during pregnancy. Methods:
A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed for multivariable prediction models …

… the conventional obstructive sleep apnea model. The assumption that an increased apnea–…
Other factors have to be introduced into this model to enhance specificity, ie, to increase the …

… In summary, in a rat model of sleep apnea we have shown that after only 3 h any one of
the tested stimuli—repetitive apneas, oxygen desaturations alone or respiratory efforts alone—…

… endotypes that contribute to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) … However, an easily interpretable
model to examine the … -defined OSA severity (ie, the apnea–hypopnea index) has not been …

… sleep apnea. This problem was circumvented in the present study by using a canine model
of … sleep architecture during long-term OSA with normal sleep before OSA as well as recovery …

Objectives : Our aim was to investigate the involvement of the endothelin (ET) system in the
cardiovascular consequences of intermittent hypoxia (IH). Background : Obstructive sleep …