Francoise Joelle Roux MSc, PhD, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary); Director, Sleep Study Services at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in West Haven
Research Interests
Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnea
Selected Publications
- Roux FJ. Restless leg Syndrome: impact on sleep-related breathing disorder. Respirology. In Press. 2013, 18 (1).
- Krieger A. Roux F. Yaggi H. Expert Round table: Patient evaluation and effective treatment of sleep apnea in patients with heart failure. The Medical Roundtable. Cardiovascular Edition. 2012, (3) 2: 123-129.
- Jafari B, Roux F. Non Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Current Respiratory Care Reports. 2012, 1:111-122.
- Roux FJ. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Older Patients. In Aging and Lung Disease: A Clinical Guide. Humana Press, 2012, Chapter 8, 155-167.
- Roux F.J, Kryger M.H. Medications and Sleep . In “Contemporary Sleep Medicine for Physicians”. (Ioachimescu O ed.) Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2011. Sharjah, U.A.E. 2012; 1: 247-258
- Roux FJ. Sleep and Asthma: Roundtable. Journal of Asthma and Allergy. Educators 2011; 2(3):143-146.
- Bravata DM, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Knight HJ, Lo A, Richerson GB, Gorman M, Williams LS, Brass LM, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F, Yaggi HK. “Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Evaluation of a Novel Therapy for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.” Sleep. 2011; 34(9):1271-1217.
- Roux F.J, Kryger M.H. Therapeutics in Sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep Medicine Clinic. 2010;5:647-657.
- Bravata DM, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Knight HJ, Lo A, Richerson GB, Gorman M, Williams LS, Brass LM, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F, Yaggi HK. Auto-Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack. A Randomized Feasibility Trial. Stroke 2010, 41 (7): 1464-1470.
- Roux F.J, Kryger M.H. Medications Effects on Sleep. Clin Chest Med 2010, 31(2):397-405.
Selected Publications
- Roux FJ. Restless leg Syndrome: impact on sleep-related breathing disorder. Respirology. In Press. 2013, 18 (1).
- Krieger A. Roux F. Yaggi H. Expert Round table: Patient evaluation and effective treatment of sleep apnea in patients with heart failure. The Medical Roundtable. Cardiovascular Edition. 2012, (3) 2: 123-129.
- Jafari B, Roux F. Non Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Current Respiratory Care Reports. 2012, 1:111-122.
- Roux FJ. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Older Patients. In Aging and Lung Disease: A Clinical Guide. Humana Press, 2012, Chapter 8, 155-167.
- Roux F.J, Kryger M.H. Medications and Sleep . In “Contemporary Sleep Medicine for Physicians”. (Ioachimescu O ed.) Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 2011. Sharjah, U.A.E. 2012; 1: 247-258
- Roux FJ. Sleep and Asthma: Roundtable. Journal of Asthma and Allergy. Educators 2011; 2(3):143-146.
- Bravata DM, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Knight HJ, Lo A, Richerson GB, Gorman M, Williams LS, Brass LM, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F, Yaggi HK. “Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: Evaluation of a Novel Therapy for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.” Sleep. 2011; 34(9):1271-1217.
- Roux F.J, Kryger M.H. Therapeutics in Sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep Medicine Clinic. 2010;5:647-657.
- Bravata DM, Concato J, Fried T, Ranjbar N, Sadarangani T, McClain V, Struve F, Zygmunt L, Knight HJ, Lo A, Richerson GB, Gorman M, Williams LS, Brass LM, Agostini J, Mohsenin V, Roux F, Yaggi HK. Auto-Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Acute Transient Ischemic Attack. A Randomized Feasibility Trial. Stroke 2010, 41 (7): 1464-1470.
- Roux F.J, Kryger M.H. Medications Effects on Sleep. Clin Chest Med 2010, 31(2):397-405.
- Lee-Chiong T, Brown D.W, Harrington J, Hirshkowitz M, Parish J.M, Rosenthal L, Roux F.J, Smith D.R, Tsai S. Focus on Sleep Medicine: a self-assessment. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2010.
- Shah N, Roux F. The relationship of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea. Clin Chest Med. 2009 Sep;30(3):455-65.
- Akgun K, Roux F. Obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy. Book chapter “Pulmonary Problems in Pregnancy”Humana Press, 2009, chapter 9, 123-133.
- Urbano F, Roux F, Schindler J, Mohsenin V. Impaired cerebral autoregulation in obstructive sleep apnea. J Appl Physiol. 2008 Dec;105(6):1852-1857.
- Shanmugan B, Roux F, Stonestreet C, Kotch A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. Lower back pain and sleep. Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy 2007, 2,; 5: 36-40.
- Shah N, Roux F, Mohsenin V. Improving health-related quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: what are the available options? Treatments in Respiratory Medicine, 2006, 5:235-244.
- Roux FJ, Hilbert-Howard Flanders J. CPAP: new generations. Clinics in Chest, 2003, 24 (2):315-342.
- Roux FJ, D'ambrosio C, Mohsenin V. Sleep-related breathing disorders and cardiovascular disease. Am J Medicine 2000; 108:396-402.
