1986
Breathing during Sleep in Normal Pregnant Women1–3
Brownell L, West P, Kryger M. Breathing during Sleep in Normal Pregnant Women1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1986, 133: 38-41. PMID: 3942378, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1986.133.1.38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate pregnancyMinimal arterial oxygen saturationMaternal oxygen desaturationFrequency of apneaRespiratory sleep studiesAlveolar-arterial differenceArterial oxygen saturationFunctional residual capacityLevels of progesteroneSleep-related apneaTotal apneaOxygen desaturationMaternal oxygenationComplete polysomnographyWk gestationPregnant womenCardiac outputLast trimesterPhysiologic changesResidual volumeSupine positionSleep studiesOxygen saturationPregnancyApnea
1978
Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Role of Ventilatory Drive and Lung Disease1–3
Kryger M, McCullough R, Doekel R, Collins D, Weil J, Grover R. Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Role of Ventilatory Drive and Lung Disease1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1978, 118: 659-666. PMID: 707889, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1978.118.4.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of hypoxemiaExcessive polycythemiaPolycythemic patientsTidal volumeNormal subjectsExcessive hypoxemiaChemical driveAbnormal breathing patternsAlveolar-arterial differenceSmall tidal volumesHigh-altitude residentsRespiratory QuestionnaireSpirometric featuresHypoxic depressionVentilatory driveLung diseaseControl subjectsVentilatory responseMinute ventilationNormal lungBreathing patternHypoxemiaPatientsPolycythemiaDead space