1994
Effect of Inhaled 3% CO2 on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Congestive Heart Failure
Steens R, Millar T, Xiaoling S, Biberdorf D, Buckle P, Ahmed M, Kryger M. Effect of Inhaled 3% CO2 on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Congestive Heart Failure. Sleep 1994, 17: 61-68. PMID: 8191204, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/17.1.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable congestive heart failureCheyne-Stokes respirationCongestive heart failureInhalation of CO2Heart failureSleep timeNocturnal arterial oxygen desaturationNight polysomnographic studiesArterial oxygen desaturationMovement sleep timeTotal sleep timeApnea indexOxygen desaturationMost patientsPolysomnographic studySleep latencySleep disruptionClinical significanceCardiac diseaseSleep structurePatientsNeurological diseasesNight 3Virtual abolitionShort duration
1993
Effects of Zolpidem and Triazolam on Sleep and Respiration in Mild to Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Steens R, Pouliot Z, Millar T, Kryger M, George C. Effects of Zolpidem and Triazolam on Sleep and Respiration in Mild to Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Sleep 1993, 16: 318-326. PMID: 8341892, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/16.4.318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseModerate chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseEffects of zolpidemPulmonary diseaseDrug conditionsNocturnal arterial oxygen desaturationArterial oxygen desaturationApnea-hypopnea indexGroup of patientsArterial oxygen saturationNumber of awakeningsTotal sleep timeHours of sleepSignificant differencesSubjective sleep variablesNew hypnotic agentOxygen desaturationCrossover studyHypnotic agentsSleep problemsSleep qualityOxygen saturationSleep efficiencyActive drug