Lung Biology in Health & Disease Volume 146 Sleep Apnea: Implications in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease

INTRODUCTION......Page 11
PREFACE......Page 13
CONTRIBUTORS......Page 16
CONTENTS......Page 20
Influence of Respiration on Autonomic Control of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure......Page 28
Chemoreflex-Barore.ex Interactions in Cardiovascular Disease......Page 59
Lower Brainstem Mechanisms of Cardiorespiratory Integration......Page 87
Mechanical Interactions Between the Respiratory and Circulatory Systems......Page 125
Physiological Effects of Sleep on the Cardiovascular System......Page 139
Influence of Sleep and Sleep Apnea on Autonomic Control of the Cardiovascular System......Page 160
Mechanisms of Acute and Chronic Blood Pressure Elevation in Animal Models of Obstructive Sleep Apnea......Page 184
Influence of Hypoxia, Chemoreceptors, and Sympathetic Activity in Chronic Hypertension in the Rat......Page 205
The Acute Hemodynamic Response to Upper Airway Obstruction During Sleep......Page 237
Nocturnal Myocardial Ischemia and Cardiac Arrhythmias......Page 251
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiac Ischemia in Humans......Page 267
Epidemiological Evidence for an Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing with Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease......Page 284
Cerebrovascular Disease and Sleep Apnea......Page 307
Circadian Variation in the Incidence of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Ischemic Events......Page 329
Respiratory and Cardiac Activity During Sleep Onset......Page 358
Theoretical Models of Periodic Breathing......Page 376
Pathophysiological Interactions Between Sleep Apnea and Congestive Heart Failure......Page 406
Prevalence and Prognostic Signi.cance of Sleep Apnea in Heart Failure......Page 436
Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Animal Models of Congestive Heart Failure......Page 455
Therapy of Obstructive and Central Sleep Apnea in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure......Page 481
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 515
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 561