2024
Arousal threshold modifies the effect of CPAP on executive function among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea.
Zinchuk A, Kushida C, Walker A, Wellman A, Azarbarzin A, Alex R, Varga A, Sands S, Yaggi H. Arousal threshold modifies the effect of CPAP on executive function among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea. European Respiratory Journal 2024, 2401183. PMID: 39572221, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01183-2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffect of continuous positive airway pressureContinuous positive airway pressureObstructive sleep apneaSleep apneaArousal thresholdApnea Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy StudySham continuous positive airway pressureEffect of CPAP treatmentPositive airway pressureLong-term efficacy studiesAssociated with neurocognitive dysfunctionCPAP treatmentAirway pressureSham-controlled trialApneaRandomized trialsSecondary outcomesNeurocognitive dysfunctionNeurocognitive outcomesTotal timeEfficacy studiesNeurocognitive functionSecondary analysisArTHExecutive functionNovel physiologic predictors of positive airway pressure effectiveness (NICEPAP) study: rationale, design and methods
Anwar A, Byrne S, Sharma A, Sands S, Wellman A, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Zinchuk A. Novel physiologic predictors of positive airway pressure effectiveness (NICEPAP) study: rationale, design and methods. Sleep And Breathing 2024, 28: 2005-2015. PMID: 38995327, DOI: 10.1007/s11325-024-03099-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive sleep apneaPositive airway pressure effectObstructive sleep apnea traitsCPAP effectsCPAP adherencePrimary outcomePurposeContinuous positive airway pressureFunctional Outcomes of Sleep QuestionnaireEffects of CPAPPositive airway pressureAcademic sleep centerObservational cohort studyPrecision medicine approachCPAP dataCPAP efficacyBaseline polysomnographySleep apneaPrimary therapyAirway pressureSleep centerArousal thresholdPatient-centered outcomesPharyngeal collapseSleep qualityCPAPArousal threshold modifies the effects of CPAP therapy on neurocognition in men and women in the APPLES study
Zinchuk A, Walker A, Kushida C, Wellman A, Yaggi H, Sands S. Arousal threshold modifies the effects of CPAP therapy on neurocognition in men and women in the APPLES study. Sleep Medicine 2024, 115: 324-325. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.11.876.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Maximal Airflow Increase Rate (MAFIR): A New Metric of Arousal Threshold and a Cause of Respiratory Arousal
Liu J, Yaggi H. Maximal Airflow Increase Rate (MAFIR): A New Metric of Arousal Threshold and a Cause of Respiratory Arousal. 2020, a6455-a6455. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2020.201.1_meetingabstracts.a6455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRespiratory arousalsArousal threshold