1994
The Effect of Nasal CPAP on Nocturnal Reflux in Patients With Aperistaltic Esophagus
Shoenut J, Kerr P, Micflikier A, Yamashiro Y, Kryger M. The Effect of Nasal CPAP on Nocturnal Reflux in Patients With Aperistaltic Esophagus. CHEST Journal 1994, 106: 738-741. PMID: 8082351, DOI: 10.1378/chest.106.3.738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNocturnal refluxNasal CPAPAperistaltic esophagusLES pressureReflux eventsNasal continuous positive airway pressureContinuous positive airway pressureLower esophageal sphincter pressurePositive airway pressureEsophageal sphincter pressureGroup of patientsScleroderma esophagusScleroderma groupAirway pressureSphincter pressureSleep apneaPercentage of timeCPAPPatientsSecond nightRefluxEsophagusFirst nightAchalasiaGroup
1992
The Effect of Short-term Nasal CPAP on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Congestive Heart Failure
Buckle P, Millar T, Kryger M. The Effect of Short-term Nasal CPAP on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Congestive Heart Failure. CHEST Journal 1992, 102: 31-35. PMID: 1623779, DOI: 10.1378/chest.102.1.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureCheyne-Stokes respirationMultiple sleep latency testNasal CPAPSleep qualityNocturnal oxygenationHeart failureTreatment nightsDaytime arterial blood gas valuesArterial blood gas valuesNasal CPAP therapyNYHA class 3Sleep latency testBlood gas valuesShort-term treatmentSignificant differencesAge 54.1CPAP therapyMale patientsFull polysomnographyDaytime sleepinessLatency testCPAPPatientsGas values