This book offers a clear approach to the different sleep disorders, with a major focus on respiratory disorders of sleep. It provides a concise, evidence-based review of sleep medicine for the pulmonologist and other health professionals.
Sleep disorders represent a major portion of the chief complaints seen by pulmonologists and other physicians.¡ Sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome for example, are common disorders with significant adverse health consequences. Sleep apnea is associated with increased cardiovascul…
Detailing static and dynamic mechanisms of the upper airway and surrounding soft tissue structures, this text covers histological, biochemical and physiological features of upper airway muscle function and the neurobiological, respiratory, reflux and sleep state-dependent drives…
Sleep, stroke and cardiovascular disease
The relationship between sleep disorders - in particular sleep apnea, a highly prevalent condition - and common vascular disturbances such as stroke and hypertension is an area of active research. Summarizing the clinical evidence to date between sleep disorders and vascular pat…
Sleep, stroke and cardiovascular disease
by Culebras, A.
fromCambridge medicine (Series)
"The relationship between sleep disorders - in particular sleep apnea, a highly prevalent condition - and common vascular disturbances such as stroke and hypertension is an area of active research. Summarizing the clinical evidence to date between sleep disorders and vascular pa…