G Pillar, N Shehadeh - Diabetes Care, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is a disorder characterized by repetitive
episodes of upper airway obstruction that occur during sleep. Associated
features include loud snoring, fragmented sleep, repetitive hypoxemia/ ... Cited by 20 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 11 versions
M Kalra, R Chakraborty - Sleep Medicine, 2007 - Elsevier The etiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is multifactorial, consisting of a
complex interplay between anatomic and neuromuscular factors and an underlying
genetic predisposition toward this disease. Several of the factors that ... Cited by 8 - Related articles - All 12 versions
- ►elsevier.com [PDF] R Carter, DE Watenpaugh - Pathophysiology, 2008 - Elsevier Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) consists of repetitive choking spells due to
sleep-induced reduction of upper airway muscle tone. Millions of adults and
children live unaware of this condition, which can have a profound affect ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 35 versions
U Anttalainen, T Saaresranta, N Kalleinen, J … - Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier The obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome occurs more frequently and with
higher apnea–hypopnea indices in men than in women. To investigate the gender
differences we extended our respiratory analyses during sleep to cover not ... Cited by 10 - Related articles - All 4 versions
- ►diabetesjournals.org [PDF] KM Oltmanns - Diabetes Care, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc Iread with great interest the article by Pillar and Shehadeh (1) on the coher-
ences between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome and associated meta- bolic
alterations apparently linked by obesity. The authors give a good overview ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 5 versions
F Crummy, AJ Piper, MT Naughton - British Medical Journal, 2008 - thorax.bmj.com OSA is defined as the repetitive collapse of the upper airway (either partial or
total collapse resulting in a hypopnoea or apnoea, respectively) during sleep,
occurring more than 5 times per hour of sleep (the apnoea-hypopnoea index, ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 9 versions
K Ramar, C Guilleminault - Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2008 - Elsevier Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, chronic disorder that is
characterized by sleep fragmentation due to apnea, hypopnea, and repeated
arousal resulting from partial or complete closure of the upper airway (UA) ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 31 versions
R Farré, JM Montserrat, D Navajas - Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 2008 - Elsevier Obstructive sleep apnea, which is the most prevalent sleep breathing disorder,
is characterized by recurrent episodes of upper airway collapse and reopening.
However, the mechanical properties of the upper airway are not directly ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - All 2 versions
DJ Eckert, A Malhotra, AS Jordan - Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2009 - assets0.pubget.com This paper focuses on the underlying mechanisms contributing to sleep-disordered
breathing. Ob- structive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related
breathing disorder and is character- ized by repetitive narrowing or ... Cited by 2 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 8 versions
SF Quan, GT O'Connor, JS Quan, S Redline, HE … - Sleep and Breathing, 2007 - Springer Page 1. ORIGINAL ARTICLE Association of physical activity with sleep-disordered
breathing Stuart F. Quan & George T. O'Connor & Jason S. Quan & ... Cited by 15 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
