Browsing Titles index "American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine"

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  • Gray matter hypertrophy and thickening with obstructive sleep apnea in middle-aged and older adults 

    Gray matter increases with obstructive sleep apnea
    Baril, Andrée-Ann; Gagnon, Katia; Brayet, Pauline; Montplaisir, Jacques-Yves; De Beaumont, Louis; Carrier, Julie; Lafond, Chantal; L’Heureux, Francis; Gagnon, Jean-François; Gosselin, Nadia (American Thoracic Society, 2017-06-01)
    Rationale: Obstructive sleep apnea causes intermittent hypoxemia, hemodynamic fluctuations, and sleep fragmentation, all of which could damage cerebral gray matter that can be indirectly assessed with neuroimaging. Objectives: To investigate whether ...

  • Obstructive sleep apnea and the risk of cognitive decline in older adults 

    Gosselin, Nadia; Baril, Andrée-Ann; Osorio, Ricardo S.; Kaminska, Marta; Carrier, Julie (American Thoracic Society, 2019-01-15)
    Obstructive sleep apnea causes intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation and affects at least 20% of individuals after the age of 65. There is accumulating evidence that obstructive sleep apnea may impact brain structure and function. Recent cohort ...