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SUBMITTER: Heinzer RC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2718445 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Heinzer Raphael C RC Stanchina Michael L ML Malhotra Atul A Fogel Robert B RB Patel Sanjay R SR Jordan Amy S AS Schory Karen K White David P DP
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 20050407 1
Previous studies have demonstrated that lung volume during wakefulness influences upper airway size and resistance, particularly in patients with sleep apnea. We sought to determine the influence of lung volume on the level of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) required to prevent flow limitation during non-REM sleep in subjects with sleep apnea. Seventeen subjects (apnea-hypopnea index, 42.6 +/- 6.2 [SEM]) were studied during stable non-REM sleep in a rigid head-out shell equipped with ...[more]