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    Mark Elliott

    Department of Respiratory Medicine, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK

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    Mark Sanders

    Pulmonary Sleep Evaluation Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, , PA, USA

Section Topics

  • » Altitude
  • » Breathing during sleep (in patients with lung disease, neuromuscular disease, chest wall abnormalities, control of breathing abnormalities & therapy)
  • » Central sleep apnea (including Cheyne-Stokes respiration)
  • » Consequences of sleep & ventilation disorders: cardiovascular, etc.
  • » Consequences of sleep & ventilation disorders: neurocognitive, quality of life, driving, etc.
  • » Epidemiology & diagnosis
  • » Genetics, gender & metabolic
  • » High altitude & respiratory disorders
  • » Normal respiratory physiology during sleep (including respiration, ventilatory control, airway mechanics)
  • » Pathophysiology: all aspects
  • » Treatment: all types (e.g. CPAP, surgery, oral, appliance)

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Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) affects 12% of children in the United States. This entity encompasses a broad range of clinical conditions from mild snoring to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Tonsillectomy remains the standard treatment of...

David Darrow and Michael DeMarcantonio, Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA. F1000 Otolaryngology

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CPAP for the metabolic syndrome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Sharma SK, Agrawal S, Damodaran D, Sreenivas V, Kadhiravan T, Lakshmy R, Jagia P, Kumar A. N Engl J Med. 2011 Dec 15; 365(24):2277-86

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James A Rowley, Wayne State University, USA. F1000 Respiratory Disorders

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