1992
Short Technical Note: Quantification of Periodic Breathing: Preliminary Studies
Millar T, Hanly P, Kryger M. Short Technical Note: Quantification of Periodic Breathing: Preliminary Studies. Sleep 1992, 15: 364-370. PMID: 1519013, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/15.4.364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApnea/hypopnea indexPeriodic breathingHypopnea indexBreathing patternPattern abnormalitiesHeart failure patientsCheyne-Stokes respirationNight sleep studiesApnea indexFailure patientsPatient populationIndividual patientsSleep studiesPeriodicity indexSleep laboratoryBreathingPatientsAbnormalitiesSleepSpectral analytic techniquesFuture studiesHigh correlationPreliminary studyIndexApnea
1988
Mortality and Apnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Experience in 385 Male Patients
He J, Kryger M, Zorick F, Conway W, Roth T. Mortality and Apnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Experience in 385 Male Patients. CHEST Journal 1988, 94: 9-14. PMID: 3289839, DOI: 10.1378/chest.94.1.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApnea indexObstructive sleep apneaNasal CPAPOSA patientsCumulative survivalObstructive sleep apnea experienceEight-year survivalMale OSAS patientsUntreated OSA patientsGreater mortalityYears of ageUPPP patientsLatter patientsMale patientsSleep apneaPatientsSurvival curvesMortalityTracheostomyCPAPSurvivalIndexApneaUPPPTherapy