Eszopiclone increases the respiratory arousal threshold and lowers the apnoea/hypopnoea index in obstructive sleep apnoea patients with a low arousal threshold

Clinical Science

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 505-514

  Eckert, Danny J ^a   Owens, Robert L ^a   Kehlmann, Geoffrey B ^a   Wellman, Andrew ^a   Rahangdale, Shilpa ^a   Yim Yeh, Susie ^a   White, David P ^a   Malhotra, Atul ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Apnoea hypopnoae index (AHI); Lung; Sedative medication; Sleep disordered breathing; Therapeutic target; Upper airway physiology

Indexed keywords

ESZOPICLONE; PLACEBO;

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; PATHOGENESIS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AZABICYCLO COMPOUNDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PIPERAZINES; RESPIRATION; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 79952593642     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20100588     Document Type: Article

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