Medifocus Digest Alert on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome


	Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome April 2010 Issue

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Here is the result of our team's work in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome this month:

1: Interactions between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: implications for treatment.

Authors: Romero-Corral A, Caples SM, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK

Institution: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Journal: Chest. 2010 Mar;137(3):711-9.

2: The nightmares of sleep apnea: nightmare frequency declines with increasing apnea hypopnea index.

Authors: Pagel JF, Kwiatkowski C

Institution: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Sleep Disorders Center of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, CO, USA. Pueo34@earthlink.net
Journal: J Clin Sleep Med. 2010 Feb 15;6(1):69-73.

3: Randomized controlled trial of variable-pressure versus fixed-pressure continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for patients with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS).

Authors: Vennelle M, White S, Riha RL, Mackay TW, Engleman HM, Douglas NJ

Institution: Department of Sleep Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. m.vennelle@ed.ac.uk
Journal: Sleep. 2010 Feb 1;33(2):267-71.

4: Vascular inflammation in obesity and sleep apnea.

Authors: Jelic S, Lederer DJ, Adams T, Padeletti M, Colombo PC, Factor PH, Le Jemtel TH

Institution: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, PH8 Center, Room 101, 630 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA. sj366@columbia.edu
Journal: Circulation. 2010 Mar 2;121(8):1014-21. Epub 2010 Feb 16.

5: Neurological and neurobehavioral sequelae of obstructive sleep apnea.

Authors: Tsai JC

Institution: Academic Office one, Room 5211, Mail Stop B185, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado, Aurora, USA. jean.tsai@ucdenver.edu
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation. 2010 Jan;26(1):85-94.

6: Efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure on arrhythmias in obstructive sleep apnea patients.

Authors: Abe H, Takahashi M, Yaegashi H, Eda S, Tsunemoto H, Kamikozawa M, Koyama J, Yamazaki K, Ikeda U

Institution: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan.
Journal: Heart Vessels. 2010 Jan;25(1):63-9. Epub 2010 Jan 21.

7: Residual sleep apnea on polysomnography after 3 months of CPAP therapy: clinical implications, predictors and patterns.

Authors: Mulgrew AT, Lawati NA, Ayas NT, Fox N, Hamilton P, Cortes L, Ryan CF

Institution: Department of Medicine, Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland.
Journal: Sleep Med. 2010 Feb;11(2):119-25. Epub 2010 Jan 18.

8: Maternal and neonatal morbidities associated with obstructive sleep apnea complicating pregnancy.

Authors: Louis JM, Auckley D, Sokol RJ, Mercer BM

Institution: Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Mar;202(3):261.e1-5. Epub 2009 Dec 14.

9: Surgery vs ventilation in adult severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Authors: Vicini C, Dallan I, Campanini A, De Vito A, Barbanti F, Giorgiomarrano G, Bosi M, Plazzi G, Provini F, Lugaresi E

Institution: ENT & Oral Surgery Unit, Ospedale Morgagni Pietrantoni, Forli, Italy.
Journal: Am J Otolaryngol. 2010 Jan-Feb;31(1):14-20. Epub 2009 Mar 6.

10: Severe obstructive sleep apnea: sleepy versus nonsleepy patients.

Authors: Oksenberg A, Arons E, Nasser K, Shneor O, Radwan H, Silverberg DS

Institution: Sleep Disorders Unit, Loewenstein Hospital-Rehabilitation Center, Raanana, Israel. arieo@clalit.org.il
Journal: Laryngoscope. 2010 Mar;120(3):643-8.

11: Childhood obesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Authors: Arens R, Muzumdar H

Institution: Div. of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467-2490, USA. rarens@montefiore.org
Journal: J Appl Physiol. 2010 Feb;108(2):436-44. Epub 2009 Oct 29.

12: Obesity and upper airway control during sleep.

Authors: Schwartz AR, Patil SP, Squier S, Schneider H, Kirkness JP, Smith PL

Institution: Sleep Disorders Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, USA. aschwar2@jhmi.edu
Journal: J Appl Physiol. 2010 Feb;108(2):430-5. Epub 2009 Oct 29.

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