1991
Effect of Theophylline on Lung Function Tests, Sleep Quality, and Nighttime SaO2 in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Avital A, Sanchez I, Holbrow J, Kryger M, Chernick V. Effect of Theophylline on Lung Function Tests, Sleep Quality, and Nighttime SaO2 in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1991, 144: 1245-1249. PMID: 1741534, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm/144.6.1245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of theophyllineCystic fibrosisMicrograms/Heart rateGroup 2Better baseline lung functionT blood levelsBaseline lung functionIncidence of apneaLung function testsSerum T levelsLower heart rateTotal wake timePulmonary functionLung functionSerum levelsFunction testsMean SaO2Blood levelsSleep qualitySleep efficiencyGroup 1Sleep laboratoryT levelsWake time
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
1982
Breathing During Sleep in Parents of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Victims1–3
Acres J, Sweatman P, West P, Brownell L, Kryger M. Breathing During Sleep in Parents of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Victims1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1982, 125: 163-6. PMID: 7065518, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1982.125.2.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden infant death syndromeSIDS parentsApneic episodesSIDS victimsBreathing pattern abnormalitiesIncidence of apneaSleep apnea syndromeInfant death syndromeControl parentsBreathing pattern irregularitiesApnea syndromeBreathing abnormalitiesHealthy childrenVentilatory controlDeath syndromePolysomnographic recordingsAbnormal controlNormal breathingPattern abnormalitiesSleepAbnormalitiesApneaSignificant differencesSyndromeEpisodes