John A. Fleetham
University of British Columbia
113 Papers
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John A. Fleetham is an academic researcher from University of British Columbia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Obstructive sleep apnea & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 108 publications. Previous affiliations of John A. Fleetham include Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre & Vancouver General Hospital.
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Papers
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Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults: Recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in clinical research
W. Ward Flemons,Daniel J. Buysse,Susan Redline,A. Oack,Kingman P. Strohl,John R. Wheatley,Terry Young,Neil J. Douglas,Patrick Levy,W. McNicolas,John A. Fleetham,David P. White,W. Schmidt-Nowarra,D. Carley,J. Romaniuk +14 more
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Sleep-related breathing disorders in adults: recommendations for syndrome definition and measurement techniques in clinical research. The Report of an American Academy of Sleep Medicine Task Force.
W. T. McNicholas,Kingman P. Strohl,David P. White,Patrick Levy,W Schmidt,John R. Wheatley,S Redline,D. Carley,Daniel J. Buysse,Terry Young,Neil J. Douglas,John A. Fleetham +11 more
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Continuous positive airway pressure for central sleep apnea and heart failure.
T. Douglas Bradley,Alexander G. Logan,R. John Kimoff,Frédéric Sériès,Debra Morrison,Kathleen A. Ferguson,Israel Belenkie,Michael Pfeifer,John A. Fleetham,Patrick Hanly,Mark Smilovitch,George Tomlinson,John S. Floras +12 more
TL;DR: Although CPAP attenuated central sleep apnea, improved nocturnal oxygenation, increased the ejection fraction, lowered norepinephrine levels, and increased the distance walked in six minutes, it did not affect survival and the data do not support the use of CPAP to extend life in patients who have central sleep Apnea and heart failure.
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Suppression of Central Sleep Apnea by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Transplant-Free Survival in Heart Failure A Post Hoc Analysis of the Canadian Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients With Central Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure Trial (CANPAP)
Michael Arzt,John S. Floras,Alexander G. Logan,R. John Kimoff,Frédéric Sériès,Debra Morrison,Kathleen A. Ferguson,Israel Belenkie,Michael Pfeifer,John A. Fleetham,Patrick Hanly,Mark Smilovitch,Clodagh M. Ryan,George Tomlinson,T. Douglas Bradley +14 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that in heart failure patients, CPAP might improve both left ventricular ejection fraction and heart transplant–free survival if CSA is suppressed soon after its initiation.
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Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea
TL;DR: Until there is more definitive evidence on the effectiveness of oral appliances, it would appear to be appropriate to restrict oral appliance therapy to patients with sleep apnoea who are unwilling or unable to comply with continuous positive airways pressure therapy.
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