2018
Prevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Zinchuk A, Edwards BA, Jeon S, Koo BB, Concato J, Sands S, Wellman A, Yaggi HK. Prevalence, Associated Clinical Features, and Impact on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Use of a Low Respiratory Arousal Threshold Among Male United States Veterans With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2018, 14: 809-817. PMID: 29734986, PMCID: PMC5940432, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term CPAP useObstructive sleep apneaLow respiratory arousal thresholdLow ArTHRespiratory arousal thresholdCPAP useNonobese patientsClinical featuresSleep apneaOdds ratioArousal thresholdContinuous positive airway pressure usePositive airway pressure usePhysiologic phenotypeRegular CPAP useAntihypertensive medication useBody mass indexAssociated clinical featuresUnited States veteransAntihypertensive medicationsPolysomnography characteristicsClinical characteristicsCPAP adherenceAntidepressant useMedication use
2017
Polysomnographic phenotypes and their cardiovascular implications in obstructive sleep apnoea
Zinchuk AV, Jeon S, Koo BB, Yan X, Bravata DM, Qin L, Selim BJ, Strohl KP, Redeker NS, Concato J, Yaggi HK. Polysomnographic phenotypes and their cardiovascular implications in obstructive sleep apnoea. Thorax 2017, 73: 472. PMID: 28935698, PMCID: PMC6693344, DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedCardiovascular DiseasesCluster AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIschemic Attack, TransientLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMortalityPhenotypePolysomnographyProportional Hazards ModelsRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSleep Apnea, ObstructiveStrokeConceptsObstructive sleep apnoeaCardiovascular outcomesPolysomnographic featuresSleep apnoeaPolysomnographic dataIncident transient ischemic attackUS Veteran cohortTransient ischemic attackAcute coronary syndromeAdverse cardiovascular outcomesPeriodic limb movementsOSA severity classificationPolysomnographic phenotypeCoronary syndromeIschemic attackCardiovascular implicationsOSA phenotypesOSA evaluationPathophysiological domainsPoor sleepMild/Patient clustersVeteran cohortSurvival analysisCombined outcome