Sedentary lifestyles and increased pollution brought about by industrialization pose major
challenges to the prevention of both obesity and chronic respiratory diseases such as …

Background The Canadian Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients with Central
Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure trial tested the hypothesis that continuous positive airway …

We investigated the influence of mouth opening on upper airway (UA) collapsibility in six
healthy sleeping volunteers. UA collapsibility was measured during continuous negative …

Sleep deprivation can induce or worsen nocturnal respiratory disturbances. In patients with
sleep apnea hypopnea, sleep abnormalities consist of repetitive episodes of arousals and …

The auto-CPAP (Morphée Plus) is characterized by its ability to modify the positive-pressure
level applied during the night for the presence or absence of sleep-induced respiratory …

Objective It is unclear whether objectively measured maternal sleep-disordered breathing
(SDB) leads to poor fetal outcomes. In this study, we prospectively assessed whether …

BACKGROUND: Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a predictive factor of
cardiovascular disease. We hypothesized that SAHS could influence coronary …

Background Long-term oxygen therapy improves survival in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic severe daytime hypoxemia. However, the efficacy …

Upper airway (UA) structures are involved in different respiratory and non-respiratory tasks.
The coordination of agonist and antagonist UA dilators is responsible for their mechanical …

BACKGROUND: Although in patients with COPD, the approach to daytime hypoxemia using
long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is established, the best approach to transient nocturnal …