1995
Medical treatment of sleep apnea
Wali S, Kryger M. Medical treatment of sleep apnea. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 1995, 1: 498-503. PMID: 9363089, DOI: 10.1097/00063198-199511000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsSleep apneaContinuous positive airway pressure therapyPositive airway pressure therapyContinuous positive airway pressureAirway pressure therapyPositive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaCurrent treatment optionsTreatment of choiceAirway pressureNicotine treatmentPressure therapyTreatment optionsCommon disorderMedical treatmentDifficult patientsElectrical stimulationWeight lossDental appliancesApneaTherapyTreatmentUnwanted effectsTracheostomyPatients
1988
Mortality and Apnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Experience in 385 Male Patients
He J, Kryger M, Zorick F, Conway W, Roth T. Mortality and Apnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Experience in 385 Male Patients. CHEST Journal 1988, 94: 9-14. PMID: 3289839, DOI: 10.1378/chest.94.1.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApnea indexObstructive sleep apneaNasal CPAPOSA patientsCumulative survivalObstructive sleep apnea experienceEight-year survivalMale OSAS patientsUntreated OSA patientsGreater mortalityYears of ageUPPP patientsLatter patientsMale patientsSleep apneaPatientsSurvival curvesMortalityTracheostomyCPAPSurvivalIndexApneaUPPPTherapy
1980
Sleep apnea in acromegaly
Mezon B, West P, Maclean J, Kryger M. Sleep apnea in acromegaly. The American Journal Of Medicine 1980, 69: 615-623. PMID: 7424949, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(80)90477-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper airway obstructionSleep apnea syndromeAirway obstructionApnea syndromeSomnolent patientsSevere hypoxemiaPharyngeal airwayUpper airwayNormal sleepLarge tonguePatientsAcromegalyObstructionAirwaySyndromeSleepPeriodic obstructionTongueHypoxemiaSomnolenceTracheostomyApneaEndoscopyLarynxPharynx
1974
The sleep deprivation syndrome of the obese patient A problem of periodic nocturnal upper airway obstruction
Kryger M, Quesney L, Holder D, Gloor P, MacLeod P. The sleep deprivation syndrome of the obese patient A problem of periodic nocturnal upper airway obstruction. The American Journal Of Medicine 1974, 56: 531-539. PMID: 4818419, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(74)90485-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper airway obstructionSleep deprivation syndromeAirway obstructionUrinary incontinenceDeprivation syndromeNocturnal upper airway obstructionObese menObese patientsPickwickian syndromeUpper airwayVentilatory responseSyndromeObstructionFat depositionArousal patternsIncontinenceSomnolenceBradycardiaSuch findingsTracheostomyAirwayPatientsPathophysiologySleep