Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnea

R Wolk, VK Somers - Clinics in chest medicine, 2003 - chestmed.theclinics.com
Sleep disorders are common, with an estimated prevalence of approximately 40 million
cases in the United States alone. Fifteen million persons in the United States are believed to …

The effect of OSA on work disability and work-related injuries

AJMH Allen, N Bansback, NT Ayas - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
OSA is a common yet underdiagnosed respiratory disorder characterized by recurrent upper
airway obstruction during sleep. OSA results in sleep fragmentation and repetitive …

From CPAP to tailored therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea

K Sutherland, K Kairaitis, BJ Yee, PA Cistulli - Multidisciplinary Respiratory …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder that is associated with
daytime symptoms and a range of comorbidity and mortality. Continuous Positive Airway …

Innovative treatments for adults with obstructive sleep apnea

TE Weaver, MW Calik, SS Farabi, AM Fink… - Nature and science of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects one in five adult males and is associated with
significant comorbidity, cognitive impairment, excessive daytime sleepiness, and reduced …

Precision medicine for obstructive sleep apnea

M Light, RL Owens, CN Schmickl… - Sleep medicine …, 2019 - sleep.theclinics.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition with major neurocognitive and
cardiovascular sequelae. 1 The disease is characterized by repetitive collapse of the …

Sleep apnea: from the nose to the heart.

MJ Cutler, AL Hamdan, MH Hamdan… - The Journal of the …, 2002 - Am Board Family Med
BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder consisting of repetitive
obstruction of the upper airway during sleep accompanied by ineffective respiratory effort …

Randomized trial of modafinil for the treatment of pathological somnolence in narcolepsy

Fry… - Annals of …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Narcolepsy is a central nervous system disorder characterized by excessive daytime
sleepiness and cataplexy. This placebocontrolled, double‐blind, randomized, parallel …

The nightly administration of sodium oxybate results in significant reduction in the nocturnal sleep disruption of patients with narcolepsy

J Black, D Pardi, CS Hornfeldt, N Inhaber - Sleep medicine, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous studies indicate that nightly sodium oxybate administration
reduces nocturnal sleep disruption in narcolepsy. The present study provided an opportunity …

Dosing regimen effects of modafinil for improving daytime wakefulness in patients with narcolepsy

JRL Schwartz, NT Feldman, RK Bogan… - Clinical …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
In a multicenter, randomized, double-blind study the authors compared the efficacy of
modafinil 400 mg once daily, 400 mg given in a split dose, or 200 mg once daily for …

Practice parameters for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin

TI Morgenthaler, VK Kapur, TM Brown, TJ Swick… - Sleep, 2007 - academic.oup.com
These practice parameters pertain to the treatment of hypersomnias of central origin. They
serve as both an update of previous practice parameters for the therapy of narcolepsy and …