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
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