Title Index Book Series Non-serial Titles Book News Sleep Apnea Current Diagnosis and Treatment Editor(s):   Randerath, W.J. (Solingen);    Sanner, B.M. (Wuppertal);    Somers, V.K. (Rochester, Minn.)  Online Access      Table of Contents / Fulltext / Pay Per View  Read the reviews Foreword (Free, 254 KB) Jason P. Kirkness, Vidya Krishnan, Susheel P. Patil, Hartmut Schneider Upper Airway Obstruction in Snoring and Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (Free sample chapter, 497 KB) Renata L. Riha Genetics Aspects of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome (Free sample chapter, 86 KB) Winfried J. Randerath Electrical Stimulation of the Upper Airways Muscles (Free sample chapter, 118 KB) New diagnostic approaches and improved therapeutic options In the face of the rapid developments in sleep medicine, this book seeks to present the current knowledge in the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep apnea. New physiological approaches to modeling sleep and recent pathophysiologic findings in upper airway mechanics as well as the importance of inflammatory and oxidative processes and the underlying genetic aspects are discussed to open up new avenues of investigation for better understanding and improved therapeutic options. Besides the well-known CPAP therapy, chapters describe novel therapeutic methods that are currently under investigation and highlight their future prospects, limitations as well as recommendations for practice. The influence of breathing disturbances on the cardiovascular system during sleep is significant. Reviews of central sleep apnea and of cardiovascular complications of sleep-disordered breathing therefore play an important role in this edition. Some of the chapters are dedicated to specific aspects in children, in the elderly and in pregnancy and receive special attention as sleep apnea is relevant to all ages. The excellent contributions to this volume will be stimulating reading to pneumologists, sleep and ENT specialists, neurologists, dental surgeons, cardiologists, obstetricians, general practitioners as well as public health specialists. Progress in Respiratory Research,  Vol. 35 ISSN: 1422-2140 e-ISSN: 1662-3932 Sleep Apnea  Current Diagnosis and Treatment Editor(s):   Randerath, W.J. (Solingen);    Sanner, B.M. (Wuppertal);    Somers, V.K. (Rochester, Minn.) XII + 244 p.,  74 fig.,  14 in color,  19 tab.,  hard cover,  2006 Status: available      CHF  EUR  USD        (Germany only)  (USA only)    List price  188.-  134.50  188.00    Prices subject to change  Order this title Print Edition Online Edition Order Information ISBN: 978-3-8055-8049-6 e-ISBN: 978-3-318-01299-6 Series Home Details & Prices  Order this title Print Edition Online Edition Order Information  Further Reading Respiratory System Cardiovascular System Dental Medicine Internal Medicine Neurology Obstetrics Otorhinolaryngology Pneumology Public Health Sleep Research Search in this book  © 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel