Obstructive sleep apnea.
By: edited by Clete A. Kushida.
Contributors: Kushida, Clete Anthony, 1960-
Series: Sleep disorders -- 3; Sleep disorders (New York, N.Y.) -- 3.
Publisher: Informa Healthcare USA; Informa Healthcare
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9780849391804
Subjects: Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- physiopathology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- complications
Other titles: Pathophysiology, comorbidities, and consequences
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Perspectives / Kudisha; title: History / Zupancic, Lavie; title: Epidemiology / Yuen; title: Ontogeny / Hoban, Bliwise; title: Upper airway anatomy / Tung; title: Physiology and dynamics of the upper airway / Huang, Marcus; title: Control of breathing in sleep / Smith ... [et al.]; title: Arousal from sleep / Halász; title: Pathogenesis / Nguyen, Yim, Malhotra; title: Risk factors / Ramar, Guilleminault; title: Familial and genetic factors / Patel, Tishler; title: The spectrum of sleep-disordered breathing / Habib, Phillips; title: Central and autonomic nervous systems / Colrain, Trinder; title: Cardiac arrhythmias and congestive heart failure / Chen, Bradley; title: Hypertension and the cardiovascular system / Budhiraja, Quan; title: Endocrine function and glucose metabolism / Stamatakis, Punjabi; title: Obesity / Dyken ... [et al.]; title: Mood and behavior in obstructive sleep apnea / Aloia, Bruce; title: Sleepiness / Kirsch, Chervin; title: Obstructive sleep apnea and health-related quality of life / Moyer, Moyer, Chervin; title: Driving risk and accidents / Sagaspe, Philip; title: Economic and societal impact / Wittmann, Rodenstein.