2001
Gender Differences in the Expression of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Role of Upper Airway Dimensions
Mohsenin V. Gender Differences in the Expression of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Role of Upper Airway Dimensions. CHEST Journal 2001, 120: 1442-1447. PMID: 11713117, DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.5.1442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaSleep-disordered breathingUpper airway sizeUpper airway dimensionsSleep apneaAirway sizeMale patientsFemale patientsAirway dimensionsUpper airwayEvaluation of SDBPrevalence of OSAPharyngeal sizeGreater total body fatMild obstructive sleep apneaUpper airway resistance syndromeSevere obstructive sleep apneaPharyngeal muscle toneUpper airway patencyEffect of obesityExcessive daytime sleepinessSimilar clinical presentationUpper airway narrowingDifferent pathogenetic mechanismsMajor risk factor
2000
Sleep-related breathing disorders and cardiovascular disease
Roux F, D’Ambrosio C, Mohsenin V. Sleep-related breathing disorders and cardiovascular disease. The American Journal Of Medicine 2000, 108: 396-402. PMID: 10759096, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(00)00302-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep-related breathing disordersBreathing disordersRisk factorsUpper airway resistance syndromeIndependent risk factorMajority of patientsMajor health problemPulmonary hypertensionSympathetic toneBaroreflex controlIntermittent hypoxiaExcessive daytimeSleep apneaCerebrovascular diseaseResistance syndromeEarly recognitionCardiovascular functionCardiovascular diseaseEpidemiologic studiesNeuropsychological dysfunctionHealth problemsMemory impairmentPoor work performanceDisordersHypertension