2024
Age modulates the predictive value of self-reported sleepiness for all-cause mortality risk: insights from a comprehensive national database of veterans.
Maghsoudi A, Azarian M, Sharafkhaneh A, Jones M, Nozari H, Kryger M, Ramezani A, Razjouyan J. Age modulates the predictive value of self-reported sleepiness for all-cause mortality risk: insights from a comprehensive national database of veterans. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2024, 20: 1785-1792. PMID: 38935061, PMCID: PMC11530978, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.11254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExcessive daytime sleepinessEpworth Sleepiness ScaleCharlson Comorbidity IndexVeterans Health Administration dataHigher Epworth sleepiness scaleHealth administrative dataPhysician progress notesMeasure excessive daytime sleepinessIncreased all-cause mortalityAge-stratified analysesAll-cause mortalityComprehensive national databaseMean BMIProgress notesICD9/10 codesAdministrative dataComorbidity indexDaytime sleepinessOdds ratioMortality riskSleep servicesSleepiness ScaleSelf-reported sleepinessHigher ESSPredictive value
2011
A Novel Nasal Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) Device for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Berry RB, Kryger MH, Massie CA. A Novel Nasal Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (EPAP) Device for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Sleep 2011, 34: 479-485. PMID: 21461326, PMCID: PMC3065258, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/34.4.479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure devicesSleep apneaSham deviceWeek 1Double-blind clinical trialSevere obstructive sleep apneaMonths of treatmentSleep disorders centerEpworth Sleepiness ScalePressure deviceSubjective daytime sleepinessNon-consecutive nightsControlled TrialsMonth 3Sham treatmentClinical trialsDaytime sleepinessITT groupDisorders CenterSleepiness ScaleAHI valuesApneaMedian percentageAHI
2001
Radiofrequency tissue reduction of the palate in patients with moderate sleep-disordered breathing.
Brown D, Kerr P, Kryger M. Radiofrequency tissue reduction of the palate in patients with moderate sleep-disordered breathing. Journal Of Otolaryngology 2001, 30: 193-8. PMID: 11771028, DOI: 10.2310/7070.2001.19696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate sleep-disordered breathingSleep-disordered breathingApnea-hypopnea indexMild sleep-disordered breathingRadiofrequency tissue ablationRadiofrequency tissue reductionSt. Boniface HospitalClinically significant differencesResponse to treatmentEpworth Sleepiness ScalePost-treatment groupSoft palate tissueApnea-HypopneaArousal indexClinical efficacyEffects of treatmentPalatal tissueSoft palateFollow-upTissue reductionDaytime sleepinessRadiofrequency energySleepiness ScalePatientsSleep parameters
1997
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of modafinil in the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in narcolepsy
Broughton R, Fleming J, George C, Hill J, Kryger M, Moldofsky H, Montplaisir J, Morehouse R, Moscovitch A, Murphy W. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial of modafinil in the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in narcolepsy. Neurology 1997, 49: 444-451. PMID: 9270575, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.49.2.444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacebo-controlled crossover trialOnly significant adverse effectPlacebo-controlled trialExcessive daytime somnolenceMean sleep latencyPeriodic leg movementsEpworth Sleepiness ScaleDaytime sleep episodesInternational diagnostic criteriaSignificant adverse effectsHypertensive patientsMore nauseaBlood pressureDaily doseDaytime somnolenceExcessive daytimeSleep apneaCrossover trialSleep latencyModafinil 200Nocturnal sleepPatient's abilitySleepiness ScaleSleep initiationHeart rateUsing Self-Reported Questionnaire Data to Prioritize OSA Patients for Polysomnography
Pouliot Z, Peters M, Neufeld H, Kryger M. Using Self-Reported Questionnaire Data to Prioritize OSA Patients for Polysomnography. Sleep 1997, 20: 232-236. PMID: 9178919, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/20.3.232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexEpworth Sleepiness ScaleObstructive sleep apneaSimple clinical dataPercent of casesAnalysis of receiverHundreds of patientsLow AIObserved apneaApnea indexOSA patientsConsecutive patientsSleep apneaMass indexSelf-reported questionnaire dataClinical dataSleepiness ScalePatientsApneaPolysomnographyCharacteristic curveQuestionnaire dataGroupQuestionnaireSubjects