2018
Prevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Zinchuk A, Edwards BA, Jeon S, Koo BB, Concato J, Sands S, Wellman A, Yaggi HK. Prevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2018, 14: 809-817. PMID: 29734986, PMCID: PMC5940432, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term CPAP useObstructive sleep apneaLow respiratory arousal thresholdLow ArTHRespiratory arousal thresholdCPAP useNonobese patientsClinical featuresSleep apneaOdds ratioArousal thresholdContinuous positive airway pressure usePositive airway pressure usePhysiologic phenotypeRegular CPAP useAntihypertensive medication useBody mass indexAssociated clinical featuresUnited States veteransAntihypertensive medicationsPolysomnography characteristicsClinical characteristicsCPAP adherenceAntidepressant useMedication use
2015
The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods
Koo BB, Won C, Selim BJ, Qin L, Jeon S, Redeker NS, Bravata DM, Strohl KP, Concato J, Zinchuk AV, Yaggi HK. The Determining Risk of Vascular Events by Apnea Monitoring (DREAM) study: design, rationale, and methods. Sleep And Breathing 2015, 20: 893-900. PMID: 26642771, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-015-1254-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular outcomesVascular eventsSleep architecturePrognostic modelRetrospective observational cohort studyMain primary outcomeMiddle-aged veteransTransient ischemic attackAcute coronary syndromeObservational cohort studyResultsThe study populationCongestive heart failureSleep-disordered breathingVA Patient Treatment FileVital Status filesPatient Treatment FileComputerized patient record systemVeterans Affairs centersPost-traumatic stress disorderIschemic attackCoronary syndromeCohort studySecondary outcomesComposite endpointGlycemic control
2010
Attitudes of US medical trainees towards neurology education: "Neurophobia" - a global issue
Zinchuk AV, Flanagan EP, Tubridy NJ, Miller WA, McCullough LD. Attitudes of US medical trainees towards neurology education: "Neurophobia" - a global issue. BMC Medical Education 2010, 10: 49. PMID: 20573257, PMCID: PMC2900283, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-10-49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsBedside tutorialsFourth-year medical studentsEffective educational experienceYear medical studentsComplexity of neuroanatomyConfidence of traineesInternal medicine residency programsNeurology teachingEducational experienceInsufficient teachingUS schoolsNeurology educationClinical yearsMedicine residency programsTeachingStudentsUS universitiesMedical traineesMedical specialtiesConclusionsMedical studentsLeast confidenceResidency programsUniversityUS trainees