Pathophysiology of sleep apnea

JA Dempsey, SC Veasey, BJ Morgan… - Physiological …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Sleep-induced apnea and disordered breathing refers to intermittent, cyclical cessations or
reductions of airflow, with or without obstructions of the upper airway (OSA). In the presence …

Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnea: a population health perspective

T Young, PE Peppard, DJ Gottlieb - American journal of respiratory …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Population-based epidemiologic studies have uncovered the high prevalence and wide
severity spectrum of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, and have consistently found that …

Practice parameters for the indications for polysomnography and related procedures: an update for 2005

CA Kushida, MR Littner, T Morgenthaler, CA Alessi… - Sleep, 2005 - academic.oup.com
These practice parameters are an update of the previously-published recommendations
regarding the indications for polysomnography and related procedures in the diagnosis of …

Obstructive sleep apnea: implications for cardiac and vascular disease

ASM Shamsuzzaman, BJ Gersh, VK Somers - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been increasingly implicated in the initiation and
progression of cardiovascular diseases. ObjectiveTo systematically review the interactions …

Upper-airway collapsibility and loop gain predict the response to oral appliance therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

BA Edwards, C Andara, S Landry… - American journal of …, 2016 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Oral appliances (OAs) are commonly used as an alternative treatment to
continuous positive airway pressure for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease

JDL Lattimore, DS Celermajer, I Wilcox - Journal of the American College of …, 2003 - jacc.org
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease and stroke. As it is strongly associated with known cardiovascular …

OSA and cardiac arrhythmogenesis: mechanistic insights

AM May, DR Van Wagoner, R Mehra - Chest, 2017 - Elsevier
A surge of data has reproducibly identified strong associations of OSA with cardiac
arrhythmias. As an extension of epidemiologic and clinic-based findings, experimental …

Endothelial function in obstructive sleep apnea and response to treatment

MSM Ip, HF Tse, B Lam, KWT Tsang… - American journal of …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
Impaired endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation is a prognostic marker of
atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. We evaluated endothelium-dependent flow …

Evidence of neurodegeneration in obstructive sleep apnea: relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and cognitive dysfunction in the elderly

MA Daulatzai - Journal of neuroscience research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The incidence of dementia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases with age. Late‐
onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an irreversible neurodegenerative disease of the elderly …

Benefits of obstructive sleep apnoea treatment in coronary artery disease: a long-term follow-up study

O Milleron, R Pillière, A Foucher… - European heart …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Aim The aim of this long-term prospective study was to evaluate the effect of treating
obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) on the rate of cardiovascular events in coronary artery …