Search Results - "White, David P"
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Defining Phenotypic Causes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Identification of Novel Therapeutic Targets
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-10-2013)“…The pathophysiologic causes of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) likely vary among patients but have not been well characterized. To define carefully the…”
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Metrics of sleep apnea severity: beyond the apnea-hypopnea index
Published in Sleep (New York, N.Y.) (01-07-2021)“…Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is thought to affect almost 1 billion people worldwide. OSA has well established cardiovascular and neurocognitive…”
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The hypoxic burden of sleep apnoea predicts cardiovascular disease-related mortality: the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study and the Sleep Heart Health Study
Published in European heart journal (07-04-2019)“…Abstract Aims Apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI), the universal clinical metric of sleep apnoea severity, poorly predicts the adverse outcomes of sleep apnoea,…”
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The Combination of Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin Greatly Reduces Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity. A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Trial
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-05-2019)“…There is currently no effective pharmacological treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Recent investigations indicate that drugs with noradrenergic and…”
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The Sleep Apnea-Specific Hypoxic Burden Predicts Incident Heart Failure
Published in Chest (01-08-2020)“…Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality and although it is linked to sleep apnea, which physiological stressors most strongly…”
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Effects of the Combination of Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin on OSA Endotypic Traits
Published in Chest (01-06-2020)“…We recently showed that administration of the combination of the noradrenergic drug atomoxetine plus the antimuscarinic oxybutynin (ato-oxy) prior to sleep…”
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Pathogenesis of Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnea
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-12-2005)“…Considerable progress has been made over the last several decades in our understanding of the pathophysiology of both central and obstructive sleep apnea…”
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Quantifying the Arousal Threshold Using Polysomnography in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published in Sleep (New York, N.Y.) (01-01-2018)“…Abstract Study Objectives Precision medicine for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) requires noninvasive estimates of each patient’s pathophysiological “traits.”…”
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Obstructive sleep apnea in older adults is a distinctly different physiological phenotype
Published in Sleep (New York, N.Y.) (01-07-2014)“…Current evidence suggests that the pathological mechanisms underlying obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are altered with age. However, previous studies examining…”
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Eszopiclone increases the respiratory arousal threshold and lowers the apnoea/hypopnoea index in obstructive sleep apnoea patients with a low arousal threshold
Published in Clinical science (1979) (01-06-2011)“…Recent insights into sleep apnoea pathogenesis reveal that a low respiratory arousal threshold (awaken easily) is important for many patients. As most patients…”
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A method for measuring and modeling the physiological traits causing obstructive sleep apnea
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-06-2011)“…There is not a clinically available technique for measuring the physiological traits causing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Therefore, it is often difficult to…”
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Association between Reduced Sleep and Weight Gain in Women
Published in American journal of epidemiology (15-11-2006)“…Physiologic studies suggest that sleep restriction has metabolic effects that predispose to weight gain. The authors investigated the association between…”
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Head rotation improves airway obstruction, especially in patients with less severe obstructive sleep apnea without oropharyngeal collapse
Published in PloS one (24-05-2022)“…Head rotation is thought to have an effect on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity. However, keeping the head rotated fully during sleep is difficult to…”
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Effect of oxygen in obstructive sleep apnea: Role of loop gain
Published in Respiratory physiology & neurobiology (31-07-2008)“…Abstract We compared the effect of oxygen on the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) in six obstructive sleep apnea patients with a relatively high loop gain (LG) and…”
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The influence of aging on pharyngeal collapsibility during sleep
Published in Chest (01-06-2007)“…Aging increases vulnerability to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Recent data in awake healthy volunteers show a…”
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Pharmacologic Approaches to the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published in Sleep medicine clinics (01-06-2016)“…The concept of pharmacologic therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment has always been considered but no agent has had a large enough effect size to…”
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Sensorimotor function of the upper-airway muscles and respiratory sensory processing in untreated obstructive sleep apnea
Published in Journal of applied physiology (1985) (01-12-2011)“…Numerous studies have demonstrated upper-airway neuromuscular abnormalities during wakefulness in snorers and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. However,…”
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Airway Dilator Muscle Activity and Lung Volume During Stable Breathing in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Published in Sleep (New York, N.Y.) (01-03-2009)“…Many patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have spontaneous periods of stable flow limited breathing during sleep without respiratory events or arousals…”
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A Prospective Study of sleep duration and mortality risk in women
Published in Sleep (New York, N.Y.) (01-05-2004)“…It is commonly believed that 8 hours of sleep per night is optimal for good health. However, recent studies suggest the risk of death is lower in those…”
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A Prospective Study of Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Incident Diabetes in Women
Published in Diabetes care (01-02-2003)“…A Prospective Study of Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Incident Diabetes in Women Najib T. Ayas , MD 1 2 , David P. White , MD 1 2 , Wael K. Al-Delaimy , MD,…”
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