Introduction:

Babak Mokhlesi and David Gozal

Adult and Pediatric Sleep-disordered Breathing: A Virtual Symposium
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 135. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea:

Naresh M. Punjabi

The Epidemiology of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 136-143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Danny J. Eckert and Atul Malhotra

Pathophysiology of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 144-153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Walter T. McNicholas

Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 154-160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark H. Sanders, Josep M. Montserrat, Ramon Farré, and Rachel J. Givelber

Positive Pressure Therapy: A Perspective on Evidence-based Outcomes and Methods of Application
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 161-172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Terri E. Weaver and Ronald R. Grunstein

Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy: The Challenge to Effective Treatment
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 173-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew S. L. Chan, Richard W. W. Lee, and Peter A. Cistulli

Non–Positive Airway Pressure Modalities: Mandibular Advancement Devices/Positional Therapy
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 179-184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan R. Schwartz, Susheel P. Patil, Alison M. Laffan, Vsevolod Polotsky, Hartmut Schneider, and Philip L. Smith

Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 185-192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine H. J. Won, Kasey K. Li, and Christian Guilleminault

Surgical Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Upper Airway and Maxillomandibular Surgery
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 193-199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason M. Golbin, Virend K. Somers, and Sean M. Caples

Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cardiovascular Disease, and Pulmonary Hypertension
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 200-206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Esra Tasali and Mary S. M. Ip

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Metabolic Syndrome: Alterations in Glucose Metabolism and Inflammation
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 207-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Other Forms of Sleep-disordered Breathing:

Babak Mokhlesi, Meir H. Kryger, and Ronald R. Grunstein

Assessment and Management of Patients with Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 218-225. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dai Yumino and T. Douglas Bradley

Central Sleep Apnea and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 226-236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emmanuel Weitzenblum, Ari Chaouat, Romain Kessler, and Matthieu Canuet

Overlap Syndrome: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 237-241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea:

Julie C. Lumeng and Ronald D. Chervin

Epidemiology of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 242-252. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eliot S. Katz and Carolyn M. D'Ambrosio

Pathophysiology of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 253-262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiren Muzumdar and Raanan Arens

Diagnostic Issues in Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 263-273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oscar Sans Capdevila, Leila Kheirandish-Gozal, Ehab Dayyat, and David Gozal

Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Complications, Management, and Long-term Outcomes
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 274-282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Akashdeep Singh

On Treating and Preventing Acute Exacerbations in COPD
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 283. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay Sethi, Antonio Anzueto, and Fernando J. Martinez

On Treating and Preventing Acute Exacerbations in COPD
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 283. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan R. Leff

Erratum: Future Treatment to Lessen Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Proc Am Thorac Soc 2008 5: 283-284. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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