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Neighborhood of Residence is Associated with Daily Adherence to CPAP Therapy by PLATT, Alec B, FIELD, Samuel H, ASCH, David A, ZHEN CHEN, PATEL, Nirav P, GUPTA, Rajesh, ROCHE, Dominic F, GURUBHAGAVATULA, Indira, CHRISTIE, Jason D, K, Samuel T

“…Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea is poor. Risk factors for nonadherence are not well understood but…”
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Rationale for Broader Testing of Drivers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Response to Hartenbaum and Colleagues by Platt, Alec B., Gurubhagavatula, Indira

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Adherence to sleep apnea therapy and use of lipid-lowering drugs: a study of the healthy-user effect by Platt, Alec B, Kuna, Samuel T, Field, Samuel H, Chen, Zhen, Gupta, Rajesh, Roche, Dominic F, Christie, Jason D, Asch, David A

“…Evidence that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces cardiovascular morbidity comes largely from observational studies. This association may be…”
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Risk factors for nonadherence to warfarin: results from the IN-RANGE study by Platt, Alec B., Localio, A. Russell, Brensinger, Colleen M., Cruess, Dean G., Christie, Jason D., Gross, Robert, Parker, Catherine S., Price, Maureen, Metlay, Joshua P., Cohen, Abigail, Newcomb, Craig W., Strom, Brian L., Laskin, Mitchell S., Kimmel, Stephen E.

“…Background Warfarin is widely used to prevent stroke and venous thromboembolism despite its narrow therapeutic window. Warfarin nonadherence is a substantial…”
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Toward a multi-level approach to CPAP adherence by Platt, Alec B, Patel, Nirav P

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Hits and Misses: Screening Commercial Drivers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Guidelines Recommended by a Joint Task Force by Platt, Alec B., Wick, Lindsay C., Hurley, Sharon, Soto-Calderon, Haideliza, Wieland, Will, Staley, Beth, Maislin, Greg, Gurubhagavatula, Indira

“…OBJECTIVE:To evaluate joint task force criteria-based screening for severe obstructive sleep apnea (s-OSA) in commercial drivers. METHODS:Among a…”
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Can we predict daily adherence to warfarin?: Results from the International Normalized Ratio Adherence and Genetics (IN-RANGE) Study by Platt, Alec B, Localio, A Russell, Brensinger, Colleen M, Cruess, Dean G, Christie, Jason D, Gross, Robert, Parker, Catherine S, Price, Maureen, Metlay, Joshua P, Cohen, Abigail, Newcomb, Craig W, Strom, Brian L, Laskin, Mitchell S, Kimmel, Stephen E

“…Warfarin is the primary therapy to prevent stroke and venous thromboembolism. Significant periods of nonadherence frequently go unreported by patients and…”
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To adhere or not to adhere--patients selectively decide by Platt, Alec B, Kuna, Samuel T

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Patient Attitudinal and Behavioral Factors Associated with Warfarin Non-adherence at Outpatient Anticoagulation Clinics by Cruess, Dean G., Localio, A. Russell, Platt, Alec B., Brensinger, Colleen M., Christie, Jason D., Gross, Robert, Parker, Catherine S., Price, Maureen, Metlay, Joshua P., Cohen, Abigail, Newcomb, Craig W., Strom, Brian L., Kimmel, Stephen E.

“…Background Warfarin is an anticoagulant effective in preventing stroke, but it has a narrow therapeutic range requiring optimal adherence to achieve the most…”
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HYPOXIA AND DYSPNEA: STAND UP AND BE RECOGNIZED: A CASE OF PLATYPNEA-ORTHODEOXIA by IGNATZ, CHRISTOPHER, REDDY, ROOPIKA M, KANNEH, HAITHAM, YOUNG, DAVID C, PLATT, ALEC B

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Sleep symptoms, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic position by Grandner, Michael A, Petrov, Megan E Ruiter, Rattanaumpawan, Pinyo, Jackson, Nicholas, Platt, Alec, Patel, Nirav P

“…Growing evidence indicates sleep is a major public health issue. Race/ethnicity and socioeconomics may contribute to sleep problems. This study assessed…”
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In Memoriam: Nirav P. Patel by Gooneratne, Nalaka, Grandner, Michael, Platt, Alec

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Does Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea Lead to Death? by Pack, Allan I., Platt, Alec B., Pien, Grace W.

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The Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Rationale, Design, and Lessons Learned by Yusen, Roger D, Criner, Gerard J, Sternberg, Alice L, Au, David H, Fuhlbrigge, Anne L, Albert, Richard K, Casaburi, Richard, Stoller, James K, Harrington, Kathleen F, Cooper, Jr, J Allen D, Diaz, Philip, Gay, Steven, Kanner, Richard, MacIntyre, Neil, Martinez, Fernando J, Piantadosi, Steven, Sciurba, Frank, Shade, David, Stibolt, Thomas, Tonascia, James, Wise, Robert, Bailey, William C

“…The Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial demonstrated that long-term supplemental oxygen did not reduce time to hospital admission or death for patients who have…”
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Does untreated obstructive sleep apnea lead to death? A commentary on Young et al. Sleep 2008;31:1071-8 and Marshall et al. Sleep 2008;31:1079-85 by Pack, Allan I, Platt, Alec B, Pien, Grace W

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Clinical Differences in COPD Patients with Variable Patterns of Hypoxemia by Narewski, Erin R, Blackford, Amanda L, Lammi, Matthew R, Fuhlbrigge, Anne L, Soler, Xavier, Albert, Richard, Criner, Gerard J

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients enrolled into the Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial had hypoxemia at rest, hypoxemia on exertion, or…”
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Expression of truncated latent TGF-beta-binding protein modulates TGF-beta signaling by Mazzieri, Roberta, Jurukovski, Vladimir, Obata, Hiroto, Sung, Joanne, Platt, Alec, Annes, Eric, Karaman-Jurukovska, Nevena, Gleizes, Pierre-Emmanuel, Rifkin, Daniel B

“…Transforming growth factor-beta is released from most cells as an inactive complex consisting of transforming growth factor-beta, the transforming growth…”
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Improving Patient Adherence to Warfarin Therapy by Cruess, Dean G, O'Leary, Katherine, Platt, Alec B, Kimmel, Stephen E

“…To present an overview of factors that impact warfarin adherence. Review of the literature. Warfarin is an anticoagulant medication commonly prescribed to…”
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Sleep Apnea as an Independent Risk Factor for All-Cause Mortality : The Busselton Health Study. Commentary by PACK, Allan I, PLATT, Alec B, PIEN, Grace W, MARSHALL, Nathaniel S, WONG, Keith K. H, LIU, Peter Y, CULLEN, Stewart R. J, KNUIMAN, Matthew W, GRUNSTEIN, Ronald R

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Sleep Disordered Breathing and Mortality : Eighteen-Year Follow-up of the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort. Commentary by PACK, Allan I, PLATT, Alec B, MAE HLA, K, PIEN, Grace W, YOUNG, Terry, FINN, Laurel, PEPPARD, Paul E, SZKLO-COXE, Mariana, AUSTIN, Diane, JAVIER NIETO, F, STUBBS, Robin

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