1989
The effect of oxygen on respiration and sleep in patients with congestive heart failure.
Hanly P, Millar T, Steljes D, Baert R, Frais M, Kryger M. The effect of oxygen on respiration and sleep in patients with congestive heart failure. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1989, 111: 777-82. PMID: 2817624, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-111-10-777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStable congestive heart failureCheyne-Stokes respirationCongestive heart failureHeart failureTotal sleep timeOxygen therapySleep timeStage 1 NREM sleepPlacebo-controlled crossover studyLow-flow oxygenNocturnal oxygen saturationNocturnal oxygen therapyOutpatient cardiology clinicApnea-hypopnea indexNumber of arousalsStage 1 sleepStage 2 sleepSlow-wave sleepHyperpneic phaseNocturnal hypoxemiaSleep hypoxemiaMale patientsNasal cannulaeCardiology clinicCrossover study
1987
Hypercapnia and Sleep O2 Desaturation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Kryger M, Rogelio P, Conway W, Roth T, Anthonisen N, George C. Hypercapnia and Sleep O2 Desaturation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Sleep 1987, 10: 216-223. PMID: 3629083, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/10.3.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseBlue bloatersPink puffersSleep hypoxemiaPulmonary diseaseO2 desaturationHypoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNocturnal Oxygen Therapy TrialBetter lung functionArterial blood gasesWide clinical spectrumHypercapnic patientsSame PaO2Sleep oxygenationSleep SaO2Airflow obstructionHypoxemic patientsPulmonary hypertensionCOPD populationHypercapnic groupMost patientsNormocapnic patientsLung functionBlood gases
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