Open AccessThe Determinants of the Apnea Threshold During NREM Sleep in Normal Subjects
Author(s) -
James A. Rowley,
Xusong S. Zhou,
Michael P. Diamond,
M. Safwan Badr
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/29.1.95
Subject(s) - medicine , apnea , sleep apnea , anesthesia , hypocapnia , central sleep apnea , ventilation (architecture) , obstructive sleep apnea , hypopnea , polysomnography , hypercapnia , mechanical engineering , acidosis , engineering
To determine whether (1) postmenopausal women have a higher apnea threshold than premenopausal women and men and (2) hormone replacement therapy would decrease the apnea threshold in postmenopausal women.
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