Sleep Apnea: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

Considers the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular disease, right and left ventricular dysfunction, and hypertension.

Sleep Apnea analyzes

techniques to identify, diagnose, and monitor sleep-induced upper airway obstruction

developments in functional brain imaging associated with sleep and sleep deprivation

advances in oral appliance and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapies
and explores

breakthroughs in the establishment of genetic, environmental, and developmental factors of OSA

the significance of cytokines in sleep regulation

the effect of sleep on ventilatory control
Summarizing landmark studies in the field and providing more than 2000 contemporary references to facilitate further scientific investigation, Sleep Apnea is an in-depth guide for pulmonologists; physiologists; chest, pulmonary, thoracic, and cardiovascular physicians and surgeons; cardiologists; respiratory therapists; clinical neurologists; sleep disorder specialists; and upper-level undergraduate, graduate, and medical school students in these disciplines.