2024
Arousal threshold modifies the effects of CPAP therapy on neurocognition in men and women in the APPLES study
Zinchuk A, Walker A, Kushida C, Wellman A, Yaggi H, Sands S. Arousal threshold modifies the effects of CPAP therapy on neurocognition in men and women in the APPLES study. Sleep Medicine 2024, 115: 324-325. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.11.876.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Cardiovascular Benefit of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Adults with Coronary Artery Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea without Excessive Sleepiness.
Azarbarzin A, Zinchuk A, Wellman A, Labarca G, Vena D, Gell L, Messineo L, White DP, Gottlieb DJ, Redline S, Peker Y, Sands SA. Cardiovascular Benefit of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Adults with Coronary Artery Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea without Excessive Sleepiness. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2022, 206: 767-774. PMID: 35579605, PMCID: PMC9799106, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202111-2608oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous positive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaAdverse cardiovascular outcomesPositive airway pressureCardiovascular outcomesAirway pressureCardiovascular benefitsCardiovascular riskSleep apneaExcessive sleepinessEffect of CPAPMultivariable Cox regressionProspective clinical trialsCoronary artery diseaseGreater cardiovascular benefitPulse rate responsesSignificant risk reductionCPAP therapyRepeat revascularizationBaseline polysomnographyCardiovascular mortalityArtery diseasePrimary outcomeCox regressionRespiratory events0158 Risk perception, outcome expectancy, and treatment self-efficacy among women and men with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
Sharma A, Byrne S, Deng A, Chu J, Sands S, Wellman A, Redeke N, Yaggi H, Zinchuk A. 0158 Risk perception, outcome expectancy, and treatment self-efficacy among women and men with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep 2022, 45: a73-a73. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac079.156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcome expectanciesContinuous positive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaSub-scale scoresRisk perceptionSelf-efficacy measuresCPAP adherenceIndividual risk perceptionInsomnia Severity Index scoreCPAP therapyEffectiveness of CPAPNon-CPAP therapiesUnstable medical conditionsCo-primary outcomesFirst-line therapyPositive airway pressureApnea-hypopnea indexSeverity Index scoreEpworth Sleepiness ScalePerceptionSex differencesCPAP useOSA severityAirway pressureDaytime symptoms