"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.085.852 C10.886.425.800.750
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| 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
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sleep Apnea Syndromes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sleep Apnea Syndromes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sleep Apnea Syndromes" by people in Profiles.
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Mortality in US veterans with insomnia, sleep apnea, and comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA); an exploratory, hypothesis-generating cohort study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2026 04 08; 22(1).
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Effect of a self-directed lifestyle-based weight management program among patients with comorbid COPD and sleep apnea: a secondary analysis of the INSIGHT COPD trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 03 01; 23(3):419-428.
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Sleep disordered breathing and myelomeningocele in the era of prenatal repair: A systematic review towards evidence-informed care. Sleep Med. 2026 Jul; 143:108815.
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Genome-wide gene by sleepiness interaction analysis for sleep apnea. Sleep. 2026 Jan 13; 49(1).
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Burn Pit Smoke Exposure and Sleep Apnea in US Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Med Care. 2026 Jan 01; 64(2S Suppl 2):S161-S167.
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Concordance Between Self-Report and Electronic Medical Record Diagnoses of Insomnia and Sleep Apnea: Lessons From the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry. Med Care. 2026 Jan 01; 64(2S Suppl 2):S155-S160.
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Sleep-disordered breathing subtypes and future diet quality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Sleep Health. 2025 Dec; 11(6):840-848.
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Perioperative respiratory complications in intracapsular tonsillectomy and total tonsillectomy: Is there a difference? Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Feb; 189:112216.
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Age modifies the association between severe sleep apnea and all-cause mortality. Sleep Med. 2024 09; 121:18-24.
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Metabolomic profiles of sleep-disordered breathing are associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus development. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 28; 15(1):1845.