1987
Oxygenation and Breathing Pattern During Phasic and Tonic REM in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
George C, West P, Kryger M. Oxygenation and Breathing Pattern During Phasic and Tonic REM in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Sleep 1987, 10: 234-243. PMID: 3629085, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/10.3.234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseTonic REMPhasic REMBreathing patternOxygen desaturationPulmonary diseaseSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseBreathing pattern changesAwake SaO2Nadir SaO2Total REMRespiratory neuronsMore desaturationMotor neuronsOxygen saturationREM sleepSaO2SaO2 differenceTransient decreaseRespiratory amplitudeNight studiesSleepDesaturationPatients
1985
Breathing during Sleep in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease1–3
Perez-Padilla R, West P, Lertzman M, Kryger M. Breathing during Sleep in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1985, 132: 224-9. PMID: 2411177, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1985.132.2.224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial lung diseaseTi/TtotControl subjectsSleep qualityREM sleepRapid shallow breathing patternSex-matched control subjectsIncidence of snoringShallow breathing patternIncidence of apneaPoor sleep qualityAwake SaO2Lung diseaseExpiratory timeInspiratory timeLung reflexesOxygen saturationGreater abnormalitiesNREM sleepSleep structureHypopnea periodsBreathing patternPatientsVolume indexSleep
1978
Impaired Oxygenation During Sleep in Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Improvement with Respiratory Stimulation
Kryger M, Glas R, Jackson D, McCullough R, Scoggin C, Grover R, Weil J. Impaired Oxygenation During Sleep in Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Improvement with Respiratory Stimulation. Sleep 1978, 1: 3-17. PMID: 756057, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/1.1.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedroxyprogesterone acetatePolycythemic patientsSevere hypoxemiaExcessive polycythemiaDouble-blind crossover trialMean lowest SaO2REM stage sleepDegree of hypoxemiaHigh-altitude residentsAwake SaO2Nocturnal SaO2Sleep hypoxemiaStage sleepImpaired oxygenationCrossover trialMean SaO2Lowest SaO2Control subjectsHypoxemiaTherapeutic effectOxygen saturationExcessive hypoxemiaSaO2Breathing patternPatients