2003
Morbidity and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 2: Effect of treatment on neuropsychiatric morbidity and quality of life
AL‐BARRAK M, SHEPERTYCKY M, KRYGER M. Morbidity and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 2: Effect of treatment on neuropsychiatric morbidity and quality of life. Sleep And Biological Rhythms 2003, 1: 65-74. DOI: 10.1046/j.1446-9235.2003.00008.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuous positive airway pressureQuality of lifeNeuropsychiatric problemsObstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) resultsAutomobile accident ratesNocturnal oxygen desaturationPositive airway pressureFragmentation of sleepEffect of treatmentOxygen desaturationAirway pressureOSA patientsResidual abnormalitiesCommon presentationNeuropsychiatric sequelaeNeuropsychiatric morbidityNeuropsychiatric abnormalitiesElectroencephalographic arousalSyndrome 2Syndrome resultsPatientsLife issuesMorbidityOSASAbnormalitiesMorbidity and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 1: Effect of treatment on cardiovascular morbidity
SHEPERTYCKY M, AL‐BARRAK M, KRYGER M. Morbidity and mortality in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 1: Effect of treatment on cardiovascular morbidity. Sleep And Biological Rhythms 2003, 1: 15-28. DOI: 10.1046/j.1446-9235.2003.00003.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive sleep apnea syndromeSevere cardiovascular outcomesCongestive heart failureIschemic heart diseaseCardiovascular morbidityHeart failureCardiovascular outcomesPulmonary hypertensionSystemic hypertensionHeart diseaseCardiac arrhythmiasContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatmentPositive airway pressure treatmentOngoing population-based studyLarge ongoing trialsUntreated OSAS patientsIndependent risk factorDevelopment of hypertensionEpisodes of apneaSleep apnea syndromePopulation-based studyEffect of treatmentNocturnal hypoxemiaOSA patientsOSAS patients
1994
Why Should Sleep Apnea Be Diagnosed and Treated?
Yamashiro Y, Kryger M. Why Should Sleep Apnea Be Diagnosed and Treated? Clinical Pulmonary Medicine 1994, 1: 250-259. DOI: 10.1097/00045413-199407000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNasal continuous positive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaSevere sequelaeRepetitive upper airway obstructionsContinuous positive airway pressureUpper airway obstructionPositive airway pressureTreatment of choiceGoal of treatmentPrimary pathophysiologic eventEffect of treatmentAirway obstructionAirway pressureSevere complicationsPatients' qualitySleep apneaMultisystem dysfunctionPathophysiologic eventsCommon disorderUndiagnosed patientsSevere casesSequelaePatient's lifeApneaPatients