2002
What Are Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Being Treated for Prior to This Diagnosis?
Smith R, Ronald J, Delaive K, Walld R, Manfreda J, Kryger MH. What Are Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients Being Treated for Prior to This Diagnosis? CHEST Journal 2002, 121: 164-172. PMID: 11796446, DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.1.164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apnea syndromeBody mass indexChronic obstructive airways diseaseObstructive airways diseaseHealth care utilizationSleep apnea patientsControl subjectsApnea patientsAirway diseaseOSAS patientsCardiovascular diseaseObstructive sleep apnea patientsHealth care utilization measuresApnea-hypopnea indexCongestive heart failureEffect of obesityIschemic heart diseaseSleep apnea syndromeDegree of hypoxemiaSignificant independent predictorsLogistic regression analysisCertain cardiovascular disordersHealth care resourcesRegression analysisApnea syndrome
1978
Impaired Oxygenation During Sleep in Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Improvement with Respiratory Stimulation
Kryger M, Glas R, Jackson D, McCullough R, Scoggin C, Grover R, Weil J. Impaired Oxygenation During Sleep in Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Improvement with Respiratory Stimulation. Sleep 1978, 1: 3-17. PMID: 756057, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/1.1.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedroxyprogesterone acetatePolycythemic patientsSevere hypoxemiaExcessive polycythemiaDouble-blind crossover trialMean lowest SaO2REM stage sleepDegree of hypoxemiaHigh-altitude residentsAwake SaO2Nocturnal SaO2Sleep hypoxemiaStage sleepImpaired oxygenationCrossover trialMean SaO2Lowest SaO2Control subjectsHypoxemiaTherapeutic effectOxygen saturationExcessive hypoxemiaSaO2Breathing patternPatients