Articles

Distinct polysomnographic and ECG-spectrographic phenotypes embedded within obstructive sleep apnea

The primary metric extracted from the polysomnogram in patients with sleep apnea is the apnea-hypopnea index (or respiratory disturbance index) and its derivatives. Other phenomena of possible importance such ...

Authors: Robert Joseph Thomas, Chol Shin, Matt Travis Bianchi, Clete Kushida and Chang-Ho Yun

Comparison of self-reported scales and structured interviews for the assessment of depression in an urban male working population in Japan: a cross-sectional survey

The present study aimed to analyze the association among depression, sleep quality, and quality of life using the Japanese version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders Non-Patient E...

Authors: Tomiko Kadotani, Hiroshi Kadotani, Honami Arai, Masanori Takami, Hiroyasu Ito, Masahiro Matsuo and Naoto Yamada

Yoga Nidra: An innovative approach for management of chronic insomnia- A case report

Chronic insomnia is a common sleep problem and there is a need to complement the existing treatment options. Yoga nidra practice is documented to be used for sleep by sages. Recently, yoga nidra has been used in ...

Authors: Karuna Datta, Manjari Tripathi and Hruda Nanda Mallick

An assessment of online information related to surgical obstructive sleep apnea treatment

Patients are accessing online health information frequently and using it to guide treatment decisions. Few studies have been done assessing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) information, and no studies have examin...

Authors: Christopher J. Gouveia, Hannan A. Qureshi, Robert C. Kern, Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu and Robson Capasso

Effect of postoperative positive airway pressure on risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective cohort study

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a known risk factor for postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery. However, whether better management of OSA reduces the risk of POAF remains unknown. The ...

Authors: Feihong Ding, Jimmy Kar-Hing Wong, Alice S. Whittemore and Clete A. Kushida

High incidence of posterior nasal cavity obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea patients

Nasal obstruction is a common problem in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Systematic evaluation of nasal obstruction remains challenging due to the high number of variables and factors that contrib...

Authors: Carlos Torre, Robson Capasso, Soroush Zaghi, Ryan Williams and Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu

Likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea in people living with HIV in Cameroon – preliminary findings

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has been observed to be common among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). Sleep scales can be used to screen patients at increased “risk” of OSA who can benefit from polysomnograp...

Authors: Andreas Ateke Njoh, Eta Ngole Mbong, Valeri Oben Mbi, Michel Karngong Mengnjo, Leonard Njamnshi Nfor, Leonard Ngarka, Samuel Eric Chokote, Julius Yundze Fonsah, Samuel Kingue, Felicien Enyime Ntone and Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi

Safeguarding the future of sleep medicine, research, and education

Authors: Clete A. Kushida

The case for using digital EEG analysis in clinical sleep medicine

Evaluation of sleep in clinical polysomnograms continues to rely almost exclusively on visual scoring that implements rules proposed by Rechtschaffen and Kales nearly 50 years ago. Apart from its cost and time...

Authors: Magdy Younes

Lung injury and inflammation response by chronic intermittent hypoxia in rats

Chronic intermittent hypoxia is the primary pathophsiological feature of obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome. The characteristics of CIH can be imitated by animal experiment models thus to study CIH rela...

Authors: Huan Lu, Xiaodan Wu, Cuiping Fu, Jing Zhou and Shanqun Li