1993
Benzodiazepines in Congestive Heart Failure: Effects of Temazepam on Arousability and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Biberdorf D, Steens R, Millar T, Kryger M. Benzodiazepines in Congestive Heart Failure: Effects of Temazepam on Arousability and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration. Sleep 1993, 16: 529-538. PMID: 8235237, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/16.6.529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCheyne-Stokes respirationCongestive heart failureTotal sleep timePercentage of TSTApnea/hypopnea indexOxygen saturationTotal wake timeEffects of temazepamHeart failureSleep architectureDouble-blind crossover trialSevere congestive heart failureOvernight oxygen saturationStage 1 sleepHours of sleepSleep stage proportionsCHF patientsHypopnea indexMale patientsDaytime somnolenceCrossover trialSignificant changesFrequent arousalsDaytime alertnessSleep time
1989
Respiration and Abnormal Sleep in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Hanly B, Millar T, Steljes D, Boert R, Frais M, Kryger M. Respiration and Abnormal Sleep in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure. CHEST Journal 1989, 96: 480-488. PMID: 2766808, DOI: 10.1378/chest.96.3.480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCheyne-Stokes respirationCongestive heart failureStage 2 NREM sleepSlow-wave sleepSleep stage changesNREM sleepHyperpneic phaseHeart failureREM sleepAwake arterial oxygen saturationStable congestive heart failureSevere congestive heart failureStage 1Mean minimum SaO2Outcomes of patientsNumber of arousalsArterial oxygen saturationStage 1 sleepMinimum SaO2Severe hypoxemiaArterial oxygenationSignificant hypoxemiaClinical statusMean durationAbnormal sleep