Daily Archives: January 1, 2009

Role of Extracellular Fluid Volume in Inducing or Aggravating Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea in Patients with Resistant Hypertension

Prosserman Centre for Health Research (Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute), Mount Sinai Hospital, 2009 Author: Oded Friedman Discussion: Lower Body Positive Pressure Experiment “Upper airway cross-sectional area was determined using acoustic pharyngometry (Eccovision Acoustic pharyngometry; Sleep Group Solutions, Miami, Fl) at end-expiration. Two parameters, oropharyngeal junction area and mean cross-sectional area from the velum to the…

Short- and Long-term effects of CPAP on upper airway anatomy and collapsibility in OSAH

Sleep Breath, 2009 Authors: L. Corda, S. Redolfi, L. Taranto Montemurro, G E. La Piana, E. Bertella, C. Tantucci Intro: “More easily and rapidly than MRI, acoustic pharyngometry can be used to assess the UA caliber and its change in OSAH patients.” Methods: “Acoustic pharyngometry UA anatomy was evaluated in the supine position by means…