Sleep Apnea Syndromes

"Sleep Apnea Syndromes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Disorders characterized by multiple cessations of respirations during sleep that induce partial arousals and interfere with the maintenance of sleep. Sleep apnea syndromes are divided into central (see SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL), obstructive (see SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE), and mixed central-obstructive types.

Descriptor ID	D012891
MeSH Number(s)	C08.618.085.852 C10.886.425.800.750
Concept/Terms	Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Apnea Syndromes Apnea Syndrome, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sleep Sleep Apnea Syndrome Apnea, Sleep Apneas, Sleep Sleep Apnea Sleep Apneas Sleep Hypopnea Hypopnea, Sleep Hypopneas, Sleep Sleep Hypopneas Sleep-Disordered Breathing Breathing, Sleep-Disordered Sleep Disordered Breathing Sleep Apnea, Mixed Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Mixed Central and Obstructive Mixed Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sleep Apnea, Mixed Mixed Sleep Apnea Mixed Sleep Apneas Sleep Apneas, Mixed Hypersomnia with Periodic Respiration Hypersomnia with Periodic Respiration

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Sleep Apnea Syndromes".

Diseases [C]
Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
Respiration Disorders [C08.618]
Apnea [C08.618.085]
Sleep Apnea Syndromes [C08.618.085.852]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Sleep Wake Disorders [C10.886]
Dyssomnias [C10.886.425]
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic [C10.886.425.800]
Sleep Apnea Syndromes [C10.886.425.800.750]

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Bar chart showing 80 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1997	0	1	1
1998	4	1	5
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	4	0	4
2007	1	3	4
2008	2	0	2
2009	0	4	4
2010	2	0	2
2011	1	0	1
2013	2	1	3
2014	1	1	2
2015	5	1	6
2016	5	3	8
2017	6	0	6
2018	4	0	4
2019	3	1	4
2020	3	0	3
2021	4	0	4
2022	3	0	3
2023	2	0	2
2024	1	1	2
2025	2	0	2

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Sharma S, Stansbury R, Rojas E, Srinivasan P, Olgers K, Knollinger S, Kimble W, Hendricks B, Dotson T, Witrick BA. Factors impacting sleep center no-show rates after hospital discharge using geospatial coding in Appalachia. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 04 01; 21(4):667-674.

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Legare JM, Ingram DG, Pauli RM, Hecht JT, Dujmusic L, Rodriguez-Buritica DF, Campbell JW, Modaff P, Little ME, Smid CJ, Serna ME, Bober MB, Hoover-Fong JE, Hashmi SS. Evolution of sleep disordered breathing in infants with achondroplasia. Sleep Breath. 2025 01 23; 29(1):88.

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Sharma S, Stansbury R, Adcock A, Mokaya E, Azzouz M, Olgers K, Knollinger S, Wen S. Early screening of sleep disordered breathing in hospitalized stroke patients high-resolution pulse oximetry as prognostic and early intervention tools in patients with acute stroke and sleep apnea (HOPES TRIAL). Sleep Breath. 2024 10; 28(5):2081-2088.

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Sharma S, Olgers K, Knollinger S, Somisetty S, Seol C, Yanamala N. Artificial intelligence augmented home sleep apnea testing device study (AISAP study). PLoS One. 2024; 19(5):e0303076.

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Duffy AN, Alapati R, Chitguppi C, D'Souza G, Parsel SM, Toskala EM, Rosen MR, Nyquist GG, Rabinowitz MR. Sleep Subdomain of the Sinonasal Outcome Test as a Potential Screening Tool for Sleep Apnea in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Laryngoscope. 2023 08; 133(8):2029-2034.

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Isaiah A, Teplitzky TB, Dontu P, Saini S, Som M, Pereira KD, Bortfeld H. Resting-State Cerebral Hemodynamics is Associated With Problem Behaviors in Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 11; 169(5):1290-1298.

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Sharma S, Stansbury R, Badami V, Rojas E, Quan SF. Inpatient CPAP adherence may predict post-discharge adherence in hospitalized patients screened high risk for OSA. Sleep Breath. 2023 05; 27(2):591-597.

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Facco FL, Redline S, Hunter SM, Zee PC, Grobman WA, Silver RM, Louis JM, Pien GW, Mercer B, Chung JH, Bairey Merz CN, Haas DM, Nhan-Chang CL, Simhan HN, Schubert FP, Parry S, Reddy U, Saade GR, Hoffman MK, Levine LD, Wapner RJ, Catov JM, Parker CB. Sleep-disordered Breathing in Pregnancy and after Delivery: Associations with Cardiometabolic Health. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 05 15; 205(10):1202-1213.

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Stansbury R, Badami V, Rojas E, Naqvi SF, Easterling J, Abdelfattah M, Quan SF, Sharma S. Addressing rural health disparity with a novel hospital sleep apnea screening: Precision of a high-resolution pulse oximeter in screening for sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep Breath. 2022 12; 26(4):1821-1828.

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Sharma S, Stansbury R. Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Hospitalized Patients: A Game Changer? Chest. 2022 04; 161(4):1083-1091.

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