Obstructive Sleep Apnea
W. Ward Flemons, MD; New England Journal of Medecine

Mild to moderate respiratory events
Olivier Le Bon MD; Guy Hoffman PhD; Juan Tecco, MD; Luc Staner MD; Andre Noseda MD, PhD; Isadore Pelc MD PhD; Paul Linkowski MD PhD

Epidemiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Terry Young, Paul E. Peppard, Daniel J. Gottlieb.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Implications for Cardiac and Vascular Disease
Abu S. M. Shamsuzzaman, MBBS, PhD; Bernard J. Gersh, MBChB, DPhil; Virend K. Somers, MD, DPhil
JAMA. 2003;290:1906-1914.

Some People With Untreated Sleep Apnea Have Worse Driving Skills Than Drunk Drivers
Article published by the American Lung Association
October 18, 2003

Incidence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in an Urban Adult Population. The Relative Importance of Risk Factors in the Development of Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Peter V. Tishler, MD; Emma K. Larkin, MHS; Mark D. Schluchter, PhD; Susan Redline, MD, MPH
JAMA. 2003;289:2230-2237

CPAP treatment rapidly improves Insulin Sensitivity in Patients with OSAS
Igor A Harsch1, Simin Pour Schahin, Martin Radespiel-Troger, Oliver Weintz, Holger Jahreiss, Florian S Fuchs, Gunther H Wiest, Eckhart G Hahn, Tobias Lohmann, Peter C Konturek, and Joachim H Ficker
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, doi:10.1164/rccm.200302-206OC

Costly diagnosis prompts research into techniques of predicting sleep apnea
Dr. Frank Ryan, University of British Columbia Sleep Disorder Clinic
B.C. Lung Associations News

Treatments for sleep problems in elderly people
Cognitive behavioural therapy is useful, but its benefits seem to be short lived
BMJ 2002;325:1049 (9 November)

Use of tonsil size in the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnoea
A M Li, E Wong, J Kew, S Hui and T F Fok
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2002;87:156-159

Prevalence of sleep apnoea and snoring in hypertensive men: a population based study
C Sjöström, E Lindberg, A Elmasry, A Hägg, K Svärdsudd and C Janson
Thorax 2002;57:602-607

Independent validation of the Sleep Apnoea Quality of Life Index
Y Lacasse, C Godbout and F Sériés
Thorax 2002;57:483-488

Central sleep apnoea syndrome in patients with chronic heart disease: a critical review of the current literature
T Köhnlein, T Welte, L B Tan and M W Elliott
Thorax 2002;57:547-554

Cardiovascular medication use in patients with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnoea
K Otake, K Delaive, R Walld, J Manfreda and M H Kryger
Thorax 2002;57:417-422

Plasma leptin levels and cardiac sympathetic function in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome
K Shimizu, K Chin, T Nakamura1, H Masuzaki, Y Ogawa, R Hosokawa, A Niimi, N Hattori, R Nohara, S Sasayama, K Nakao, M Mishima, T Nakamura and M Ohi
Thorax 2002;57:429-434

Are oral appliances a substitute for nasal positive airway pressure?
R P Millman and C L Rosenberg
Thorax 2002;57:283-284

Can mandibular advancement devices be a satisfactory substitute for short term use in patients on nasal continuous positive airway pressure?
D M Smith and J R Stradling
Thorax 2002;57:305-308

Evidence for persistence of upper airway narrowing during sleep, 12 years after adenotonsillectomy
C Tasker, J H Crosby and J R Stradling
Archives of Disease in Childhood 2002;86:34-37

Sleep apnoea and hypertension: proof at last?
J R Stradling, J C T Pepperell, R J O Davies
Thorax 2001;56(Suppl 2):ii45-ii49 ( September )

Continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: usefulness of a 2 week trial to identify factors associated with long term use
G Popescua, M Lathama, V Allgarb, M W Elliotta
Thorax 2001;56:727-733 ( September )

Serious motor vehicle crashes: the cost of untreated sleep apnoea
Thorax 2001;56:505 ( July )

Reduction in motor vehicle collisions following treatment of sleep apnoea with nasal CPAP
C F P George
Thorax 2001;56:508-512 ( July )

Partners of patients with sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: effect of CPAP treatment on sleep quality and quality of life
N McArdlea, R Kingshottb, H M Englemanb, T W Mackayb, N J Douglasb
Thorax 2001;56:513-518 ( July )

Decreased plasma levels of nitric oxide derivatives in obstructive sleep apnoea: response to CPAP therapy
R Schulz, D Schmidt, A Blum, X Lopes-Ribeiro, C Lücke, K Mayer, H Olschewski, W Seeger, F Grimminger
Thorax 2000;55:1046-1051 ( December )

Sleep Apnea. Is your patient at risk?
National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

 

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