ABSTRACT

Considers the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular disease, right and left ventricular dysfunction, and hypertension.

Sleep Apnea analyzes

  • techniques to identify, diagnose, and monitor sleep-induced upper airway obstruction
  • developments in functional brain imaging associated with sleep and
  • chapter 3|42 pages

    Sleep-Induced Respiratory Instabilities

    chapter 4|56 pages

    Mechanisms of Airway Hypotonia

    chapter 13|34 pages

    Cardiac Function in Sleep Apnea

    chapter 14|32 pages

    Neuroendocrine Changes in Sleep Apnea