Mechanisms of breathing instability in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1929-1941

  Younes, Magdy ^a,b   Ostrowski, Michele ^a   Atkar, Raj ^a   Laprairie, John ^a   Siemens, AnDrea ^a   Hanly, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arousal threshold; Dial down; Effective recruitment threshold; Mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY PRESSURE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY DRIVE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANOXIA; AROUSAL; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATORY CENTER; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 36849028518     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00561.2007     Document Type: Article

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