1999
Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome: Effect of Nasal Dilation, Sleep Stage, and Sleep Position
Bahammam A, Tate R, Manfreda J, Kryger M. Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome: Effect of Nasal Dilation, Sleep Stage, and Sleep Position. Sleep 1999, 22: 592-598. PMID: 10450594, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/22.5.592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper airway resistance syndromeStage 1 sleepSleep positionNasal dilationDesaturation timeSleep architectureExternal nasal dilationArousal indexCardiorespiratory parametersSleep stagesNREM sleepNasal cross-sectional areaExternal nasal dilatorSlow-wave sleepObstructive sleepAirway collapsibilityConsecutive patientsNasal dilatorNasal obstructionResistance syndromeSupine positionIntrapharyngeal pressureIndirect markerWave sleepCrossover design
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