2015
The Use of a Fully Automated Automatic Adaptive Servoventilation Algorithm in the Acute and Long-term Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea
Javaheri S, Winslow D, McCullough P, Wylie P, Kryger MH. The Use of a Fully Automated Automatic Adaptive Servoventilation Algorithm in the Acute and Long-term Treatment of Central Sleep Apnea. CHEST Journal 2015, 148: 1454-1461. PMID: 25950507, DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral apnea indexApnea-hypopnea indexCentral sleep apneaSleep apneaSleep qualityComplex sleep-disordered breathingASV deviceASV titrationAdaptive servoventilation devicesCongestive heart failureMonths of treatmentSleep-disordered breathingEpworth Sleepiness ScaleLong-term treatmentImproved sleep qualityMixed sleep apneaBetter sleep qualityApnea indexHeart failureObservational trialObstructive apneaBreathing disordersInspiratory pressureArousal indexDaytime sleepiness
1990
Sleep in Postpolio Syndrome
Steljes D, Kryger M, Kirk B, Millar T. Sleep in Postpolio Syndrome. CHEST Journal 1990, 98: 133-140. PMID: 2361379, DOI: 10.1378/chest.98.1.133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNasal mask ventilationPost-polio patientsGroup 1 patientsNasal CPAPPoor sleep qualityMask ventilationMixed apneaSleep qualityHypoventilation syndromeRespiratory complaintsPercentage stage 1 sleepRapid eye movement (REM) sleepNasal mechanical ventilationNight-time polysomnographyPost-polio symptomsSignificant O2 desaturationGroup 2 patientsRespiratory muscle weaknessNumber of arousalsEye movement sleepImproved sleep qualityPost-polio syndromeStage 1 sleepTotal sleep timeSlow-wave sleep