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Sleep apnea and stroke
Geer J, Karagoz E, Yaggi H. Sleep apnea and stroke. 2023, 271-277. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822963-7.00325-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive sleep apneaCerebrovascular diseaseRisk factorsImportant public health issueIndependent risk factorModifiable risk factorsMechanism of strokeSleep-disordered breathingPotential treatment modalityPublic health issueParadoxical embolismSystemic inflammationIntermittent hypoxiaSleep apneaSympathetic activationTreatment modalitiesLeading causeMetabolic dysfunctionStrokeHealth issuesApneaCurrent literatureDiseaseEmbolismAtherosclerosisGender Issues in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Geer JH, Hilbert J. Gender Issues in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2021, 94: 487-496. PMID: 34602886, PMCID: PMC8461585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaSleep apneaPolysomnographic findingsMale predominanceClinical presentationDiagnostic findingsSignificant symptomsMale diseaseApneaPhysiologic statusHealth consequencesWomenSymptomsGender differencesMost studiesSociocultural factorsPathophysiologyEpidemiologyFindingsDifferencesDiseaseObstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Geer JH, Falcone GJ, Vanent KN, Leasure AC, Woo D, Molano JR, Sansing LH, Langefeld CD, Pisani MA, Yaggi HK, Sheth KN. Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Risk Factor for Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Stroke 2021, 52: 1835-1838. PMID: 33827242, PMCID: PMC8085039, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.033342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaRisk factorsBerlin questionnaireIntracerebral hemorrhageSleep apneaEthnic/Racial VariationsHigher body mass indexMultivariable logistic regression modelBody mass indexIntracerebral hemorrhage riskCase-control studyExposure of patientsLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsOSA statusHemorrhage riskMass indexHeart diseaseNontraumatic ICHRacial variationApneaHemorrhageRegression analysisICHRegression models
2024
0486 Performing Polysomnography in the Acute Post-stroke Setting
Masroor K, Schwarz J, Radulescu R, Tsang S, Sheth K, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Geer J. 0486 Performing Polysomnography in the Acute Post-stroke Setting. Sleep 2024, 47: a209-a209. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive sleep apneaSleep apneaRates of obstructive sleep apneaSymptoms of obstructive sleep apneaSevere obstructive sleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea diagnosisAcute settingSleep-disordered breathingPercentage of patientsProportion of patientsYale-New Haven HospitalAHI cutoffOSA prevalenceOSA diagnosisPreventing recurrent strokeImprove stroke recoveryPolysomnography testNew Haven HospitalPolysomnographyScreening patientsTherapeutic windowApneaPatientsRisk factorsMedical records