Background Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical …

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a disease of increasing importance because of its
neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. Abnormalities in the anatomy of the pharynx …

We used sophisticated volumetric analysis techniques with magnetic resonance imaging in
a case–control design to study the upper airway soft tissue structures in 48 control subjects …

Pharyngeal collapse in obstructive sleep apnea patients is likely a product of a sleep-related
decrement in pharyngeal dilator muscle activity superimposed upon abnormal airway …

Considerable progress has been made over the last several decades in our understanding
of the pathophysiology of both central and obstructive sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea, in …

The effects of respiration on upper airway caliber were studied using cine computed
tomography (CT) in 15 normal subjects, 14 snorer/mildly apneic subjects, and 13 patients …

Obstructive sleep apnea is an important disorder because of both its prevalence and its
cardiovascular and neurocognitive sequelae. Despite the fact that male sex is a major risk …

This paper, which has been reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors of the
American Sleep Disorders Association, provides the background for the Standards of …

The interaction between craniofacial structure assessed by lateral cephalometry, and
tongue, soft palate, and upper airway size determined from computed tomography (CT) …

In a sample of 25 adult male subjects with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, the
interaction among craniofacial, airway, tongue, and hyoid variables was quantified by …