Journal Club is conducted on a web based platform allowing real-time discussion both online and on the phone. This interactive activity is specially dedicated  to fellows and trainees, where they have the opportunity to take an active participation.

Upcoming Journal Clubs

The ATS Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SRN) and American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) are pleased to announce an upcoming Journal Club (JC). We invite your participation for this session and look forward to another insightful discussion.

Date:  
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Time:   
3-4 PM Eastern Time

Article: 
Polysomnography Reference Values in Healthy Newborns. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019; doi: 10.5664/jcsm.7670.

Presenter:
Dr. Anish Patel                  (Keck USC/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)
Dr. Sahar Rabiei-Samani    (Keck USC/Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)

Author: 
Dr. Ameet S. Daftary         (Riley Hospital for Children)

Panelists:
Dr. Suzanne Beck               (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
Dr. Maida Chen                  (Seattle Children's Hospital)
Dr. Christopher Cielo          (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
Dr. Carol Rosen                  (Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital)

Moderators:
Dr. Chana Chin                  (CHOC Children’s – ATS SRN)
Dr. Ninotchka Liban Sigua  (Roudebush VA Medical Center – ATS SRN)

We use a web-based platform, which allows real-time discussion both online and on the phone making this an interactive journal club. Please use a landline phone or VoIP for the call. You will need to register for the webinar in order to participate in the journal club.  To reserve your Webinar seat today click here.

Anna M. May, MD, MS
Co-Chair Website Committee Journal Club
ATS Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SRN)
drannamay@gmail.com

Ninotchka L. Sigua, MD
Co-Chair, Website Committee Journal Club,
ATS Assembly on Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology (SRN)
nsigua@iu.edu

Latest Event

• Symptom Subtypes of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Predict Incidence of Cardiovascular Outcomes

Past Events

2019

• High-Flow, Heated, Humidified Air Via Nasal Cannula Treats CPAP-Intolerant Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• The Combination of Atomoxetine and Oxybutynin Greatly Reduces Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Trial

2018

• Low-Dose Nocturnal Dexmedetomidine Prevents ICU Delirium: a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
• Trial of Prazosin for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans
• Oral appliances for the management of OSA: An updated review of the literature
• Pharmacotherapy of Apnea by Cannabimimetic Enhancement, the PACE Clinical Trial: Effects of Dronabinol in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• SRN Journal Club: Gray Matter Hypertrophy and Thickening with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Middle-aged and Older Adults

2017

• The Economic Implications of Later School Start Times in the United States
• Development of a Sleep Telementorship Program for Rural Department of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers: Sleep Veterans Affairs Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes
• Association of Positive Airway Pressure With Cardiovascular Events and Death in Adults With Sleep Apnea A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Transvenous neurostimulation for central sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled trial
• Effect on intermittent hypoxia on plasma exosomal micro RNA signature and endothelial function in healthy adults

2016

• The Effect of Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Weight on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity in Overweight Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
• Genetic Associations with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Traits in Hispanic/Latino Americans
• Nonadherence with Employer-Mandated Sleep Apnea Treatment and Increased Risk of Serious Truck Crashes
• Effect of Positive Airway Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Non-Sleepy Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The RICCADSA Randomized Controlled Trial
• Sex-Specific Association of Sleep Apnea Severity With Subclinical Myocardial Injury, Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Heart Failure Risk in a Community-Dwelling Cohort The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities-Sleep Heart Health Study

2015

• Adaptive servo-ventilation for central sleep apnea in systolic heart failure
• Inspiratory flow limitation in a normal population of adults in São Paulo, Brazil
• Obstructive sleep apnea during REM sleep and hypertension. Results of the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort
• Pharmacotherapeutic Failure in a Large Cohort of Patients With Insomnia Presenting to a Sleep Medicine Center and Laboratory: Subjective Pretest Predictions and Objective Diagnoses
• Effects of CPAP on body weight in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis of randomised trials
• Short-term improvement in insomnia symptoms predicts long-term improvements in sleep, pain, and fatigue in older adults with comorbid osteoarthritis and insomnia

2014

• Sleep fragmentation promotes NADPH oxidase 2-mediated adipose tissue inflammation leading to insulin resistance in mice
• CPAP, Weight Loss, or Both for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• CPAP versus oxygen in obstructive sleep apnea
• Effect of maternal chronic intermittent hypoxia during gestation on offspring growth in the rat
  • Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Dec; 209(6):564.e1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.08.027. Epub 2013 Aug 24
• Interactions Between Pregnancy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
  • J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Oct;98(10):4195-202. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-2348. Epub 2013 Aug 21
• Health outcomes of continuous positive airway pressure versus oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial
  • Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013;187:879-87. Phillips CL, Grunstein RR, Darendeliler MA, et al. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201212-2223OC
• Phagocyte migration and cellular stress induced in liver, lung, and intestine during sleep loss and sleep recovery
  • Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 295: R2067–R2074, 2008.
  • Carol A. Everson , Christa D. Thalacker , Neil Hogg
• Temporal Disorganization of Circadian Rhythmicity and Sleep-Wake Regulation in mechanically Ventilated patients Receiving Continuous Intravenous Sedation
  • SLEEP 2012;35(8):1105-1114. Pubmed ID: 22851806
  • Gehlbach BK, Chapotot F, Leproult R, Whitmore H, Poston J, Pohlman M, Miller A, Pohlman AS, Nedeltcheva A, Jacobsen JH, Hall JB, Van Cauter E.
• A Randomized Trial of Adenotonsillectomy for Childhood Sleep Apnea.
  • N Engl J Med 2013;368:2366-76
  • Marcus CL, Moore RH, Rosen CL, Giordani B, et al.

2013

• "Obstructive sleep apnea and acute myocardial infarction severity: ischemic preconditioning.” Sleep Breath. 2013
  • May;17(2):819-26.
  • "Shah N, Redline S, Yaggi HK, Wu R, Zhao CG, Ostfeld R, Menegus M, Tracy D, Brush E, Appel WD, Kaplan RC
• Chronic intermittent hypoxia increases left ventricular contractility in C57BL/6J mice
  • J Appl Physiol 107: 787–793, 2009
  • Jahan Naghshin, Kenneth R. McGaffin, William G. Witham, Michael A. Mathier, Lia C. Romano, Steven H. Smith, Andrejz M. Janczewski, Jonathan A. Kirk, Sanjeev G. Shroff, and Christopher P. O’Donnell
• Effects of Experimental Sleep Restriction on Weight Gain, Caloric Intake, and Meal Timing in Healthy Adults
  • 2013 Jul 1;36(7):981-990.
• Metabolic Effects of Chronic Sleep Restriction in Rats
  • Vetrivelan R, Fuller PM, Yokota S, Lu J, Saper CB, 2012.
• Risk of Narcolepsy in Children and Young People Receiving AS03 Adjuvanted Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 Influenza Vaccine: Retrospective Analysis
  • Miller E, Andrews N, Stellitano L, Stowe J, Winstone AM, Shneerson J, Verity C from BMJ 2013 Feb 26;346:f794. PMID: 23444425
• Effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Neurocognitive Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: the Apnea Positive Pressure Long-term Efficacy Study (APPLES)
  • Kushida CA; Nichols DA; Holmes TH; Quan SF; Walsh JK; Gottlieb DJ; Simon RD; Guilleminault C; White DP; Goodwin JL; Schweitzer PK; Leary EB; Hyde PR; Hirshkowitz M; Green S; McEvoy LK; Chan C; Gevins A; Kay GG; Bloch DA; Crabtree T; Demen WC.  SLEEP 2012;35(12):1593-1602. (Pubmed ID: 23204602)
• Effect of Acetazolamide on Chemosensitivity, Cheyne-Stokes Respiration, and Response to Effort in Patients with Heart Failure
  • Marianna Fontana, MDa, Michele Emdin, MD, PhDa, Alberto Giannoni, MDa,b, Giovanni Iudice, BSca, Resham Baruah, MDc, and Claudio Passino, MDa,b,*
• Acetazolamide Improves Loop Gain but Not the Other Physiological Traits Causing Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
  • from J Physiol; 2012: 1199-211 (PMID:22219335).
• Intermittent Hypoxia Enhances Cancer Progression in a Mouse Model of Sleep Apnoea
  • Almendros I, Montserrat JM, Ramírez J, Torres M, Duran-Cantolla J, Navajas D, Farré R. Eur Respir J. 2012 Jan;39(1):215-7.
• Obesity and Intermittent Hypoxia Increase Tumor Growth in a Mouse Model of Sleep Apnea
  • Almendros I, Montserrat JM, Torres M, Bonsignore MR, Chimenti L, Navajas D, Farré R. Sleep Med. 2012 Dec;13(10):1254-60.
• Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cancer Mortality: Results From the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study
  • Nieto FJ, Peppard PE, Young T, Finn L, Hla KM, Farré R. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Jul 15;186(2):190-4
• Profile of Altered Brain Iron Acquisition in Restless Legs Syndrome From Brain 2011 Apr;134(Pt 4):959-68
  • Connor JR, Ponnuru P, Wang XS, Patton SM, Allen RP, Earley CJ.

2012

• Dissociation of Periodic Leg Movements From Arousals in Restless Legs Syndrome
  • M Maconi, R Ferri, M Zucconi, CL Bassetti, S Fulda, D Arico, and L Ferini-Strambi.  Ann Neurol 2012; 71: 834-844. (Pubmed ID 22718547)
• Impact of Repeated Daily Exposure to Intermittent Hypoxia and Mild Sustained Hypercapnia on Apnea Severity
  • Yokhana SS, Gerst DG 3rd, Lee DS, Badr MS, Qureshi T, Mateika JH. J Appl Physiol. 2012 Feb;112(3):367-77.  PMID: 21273414. Montandon et al., 2011 Journal of Neuroscience
• PreBotzinger Complex Neurokinin-1 Receptor-Expressing Neurons Mediate Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
  • Montandon et al., 2011 Journal of Neuroscience.  PMID:   21273414.
• DNA Methylation in Inflammatory Genes Among Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation
• Upper Airway Structure and Body Fat Composition in Obese Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
  • Arens R, Sin S, Nandalike K, Rieder J, Khan UI, Freeman K, Wylie-Rosett J, Lipton ML, Wootton DM, McDonough JM, Shifteh K. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011;183:782–787
• CPAP for the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Sharma SK, Agrawal S, Damodaran D, Sreenivas V, Kadhiravan T, Lakshmy R, Jagia P, Kumar A. N Engl J Med 2011;365:2277-8
• Attenuation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Compression Stockings in Subjects with Venous Insufficiency
  • Redolfi S, Arnulf I, Pottier M, Lajou J, Koskas I, Bradley TD, Similowski T. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Nov 1;184(9):1062-6.
• Comparison of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Valsartan in Hypertensive Patients with Sleep Apnea
  • Pépin JL, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 PMID: 20522795

2011

• Effects of Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Cerebrovascular Regulation: A Population-Based Study (PMID 20639438)
  • B Morgan AJRCCM 2010

If you wish to suggest or present an interesting article for future JCs, please contact:

Jonathan Jun, Co-Chair 

Neomi Shah, Co-Chair

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