Expiratory pharyngeal narrowing during central hypocapnic hypopnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-319

  Sankri Tarbichi, Abdul Ghani ^a,b   Rowley, James A ^a   Badr, M Safwan ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Expiratory; Upper airway resistance; Ventilatory motor output

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; APNEA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREATHING PATTERN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCAPNIC HYPOPNEA; NONREM SLEEP; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREATHING MECHANICS; EXHALATION; HYPOCAPNIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHARYNX; REFERENCE VALUE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCAPNIA; MALE; PHARYNX; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES;

EID: 60749115917     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200805-741OC     Document Type: Article

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