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Growth velocity predicts recurrence of sleep-disordered breathing 1 year after adenotonsillectomyRaouf Amin
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:654-9. 2008..Predictors of the recurrence of SDB after adenotonsillectomy and its impact on cardiovascular risk factors have not been identified...
Tracheostomy and home ventilation in childrenRaouf S Amin
Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45030, USA
Semin Neonatol 8:127-35. 2003..CRF is considered to be a condition persisting for greater than 1 month and requiring mechanical ventilation during part or all of the day to provide adequate gas exchange for the support of vital function (Chest 103(5) (1993) 1463)...- Activity-adjusted 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure and cardiac remodeling in children with sleep disordered breathingRaouf Amin
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA
Hypertension 51:84-91. 2008..The association between left ventricular remodeling and 24-hour blood pressure highlights the role of sleep disordered breathing in increasing cardiovascular morbidity... - Baroreflex gain in children with obstructive sleep apneaKeith McConnell
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 180:42-8. 2009.... - The association between sleep disordered breathing, academic grades, and cognitive and behavioral functioning among overweight subjects during middle to late childhoodDean W Beebe
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 05229, USA
Sleep 33:1447-56. 2010.... - Sleep in overweight adolescents: shorter sleep, poorer sleep quality, sleepiness, and sleep-disordered breathingDean W Beebe
Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology MLC 3015, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Pediatr Psychol 32:69-79. 2007..To document the sleep of overweight adolescents and to explore the degree to which weight-related sleep pathology might account for diminished psychosocial outcome... - The association between obstructive sleep apnea and dietary choices among obese individuals during middle to late childhoodDean W Beebe
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Sleep Med 12:797-9. 2011..It was hypothesized that OSA would be associated with increased caloric content of a dinner order, particularly with high carbohydrate food choices. Secondarily, we examined the relationships between sleep duration and dietary choices... 
Sleep-related respiratory abnormalities and arousal pattern in achondroplasia during early infancyMathew Ednick
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Pediatr 155:510-5. 2009..To assess sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), sleep architecture, and arousal pattern in infants with achondroplasia and to evaluate the relationship between foramen magnum size and the severity of SDB...- Comparison of lingual tonsil size as depicted on MR imaging between children with obstructive sleep apnea despite previous tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy and normal controlsBradley L Fricke
Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA
Pediatr Radiol 36:518-23. 2006..0035). CONCLUSIONS: Enlargement of the lingual tonsils is relatively common in children with persistent obstructive sleep apnea after palatine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. This is particularly true in patients with Down syndrome... - Left ventricular hypertrophy and abnormal ventricular geometry in children and adolescents with obstructive sleep apneaRaouf S Amin
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165:1395-9. 2002..2; confidence interval, 1.9-64). Abnormality of LV geometry was present in 15% of children with PS compared with 39% of children with OSA. We conclude that OSA in children is associated with increased LV mass... - Feasibility and behavioral effects of an at-home multi-night sleep restriction protocol for adolescentsDean W Beebe
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 49:915-23. 2008..This study tested the feasibility and behavioral effects of a multi-night, at-home experimental sleep restriction protocol in a sample of adolescents... - Obstructive sleep apnea in extremely overweight adolescents undergoing bariatric surgeryManinder Kalra
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Obes Res 13:1175-9. 2005..To determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in extremely overweight adolescents and to examine the effect of significant weight loss on OSA severity... - Effect of long-term steroids on cough efficiency and respiratory muscle strength in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophyAmeet S Daftary
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 2021, Cincinnati, OH 45246, USA
Pediatrics 119:e320-4. 2007.... - Association of ApoE genetic variants with obstructive sleep apnea in childrenManinder Kalra
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, United States
Sleep Med 9:260-5. 2008..The objective of our study was thus to determine the allele, genotype, and haplotype frequencies at several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the region of ApoE and test their association with OSA status in children... - Obliterative bronchiolitis in a 13-year-old pre-transplant cystic fibrosis patientPatrick O Sobande
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Ohio 45229 3039, USA
J Cyst Fibros 7:92-4. 2008..We report a 13-year-old boy with CF and intractable deterioration in lung function that was ultimately diagnosed as COB... - A review of the effects of sleep during the first year of life on cognitive, psychomotor, and temperament developmentMathew Ednick
Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Sleep 32:1449-58. 2009.... - Improving follow-up in hospitalised childrenGary L McPhail
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Qual Saf Health Care 19:e35. 2010..To improve the clinic follow-up rate of paediatric inpatients in a tertiary care hospital... - Improving evidence-based care in cystic fibrosis through quality improvementGary L McPhail
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229 3039, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:957-60. 2010..To increase clinician adherence to prescribing guidelines for pulmonary medications in children with cystic fibrosis (CF)... - Determination of respiratory phase during acquisition of airway cine MR imagesManinder Kalra
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Pediatr Radiol 36:965-9. 2006..There was a wide range of airway volume measurements over the respiratory cycle with the lowest volume at end expiration and the highest at peak inspiration... - Asthma as a risk factor for respiratory complications after adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive breathing during sleepManinder Kalra
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 94:549-52. 2005..Children with asthma are at increased risk for obstructive breathing during sleep. Adenotonsillectomy, the treatment of choice for obstructive breathing during sleep, is associated with significant postoperative respiratory morbidity... - Upper airway volume segmentation analysis using cine MRI findings in children with tracheostomy tubesBradley L Fricke
Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati OH 45229, USA
Korean J Radiol 8:506-11. 2007..The purpose of this study is to evaluate the airway dynamics of the upper airway as depicted on cine MRI in children with tracheotomy tubes during two states of airflow through the upper airway... - Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure in children with sleep-disordered breathingRaouf S Amin
Sleep Disorder Center, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169:950-6. 2004..We conclude that obstructive apnea in children is associated with 24-hour BP dysregulation and that, independent of obesity, the frequency of obstructive apnea, oxygen desaturation, and arousal contributes to abnormal BP control... - Structural cardiac changes as a predictor of respiratory complications after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive breathing during sleep in childrenManinder Kalra
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Sleep Med 6:241-5. 2005..To determine the association between structural cardiac changes and postoperative respiratory complications after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive breathing during sleep... - Pulmonary management of the patient with muscular dystrophyManinder Kalra
Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Pediatr Ann 34:539-45. 2005..Also, special emphasis on airway clearance is recommended during upper respiratory infections, as well as in the postoperative period. Early initiation of ventilatory support has been shown to result in longer life expectancy... - Upper airway motion depicted at cine MR imaging performed during sleep: comparison between young Patients with and those without obstructive sleep apneaLane F Donnelly
Department of Radiology, Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
Radiology 227:239-45. 2003..To compare the patterns of dynamic airway motion depicted on cine magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained during sleep between young patients with and those without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)... - Atopy as a risk factor for habitual snoring at age 1 yearManinder Kalra
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Chest 129:942-6. 2006..To determine the prevalence of habitual snoring (HS) in 1-year-old children, and to assess the relationship between HS and atopic status in these children... - Attention, learning, and arousal of experimentally sleep-restricted adolescents in a simulated classroomDean W Beebe
Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
J Adolesc Health 47:523-5. 2010..To experimentally test whether chronic sleep restriction, which is common among adolescents, is causally related to poor learning, inattentive behaviors, and diminished arousal in a classroom-like situation... - Influence of gender on pharyngeal airway length in obese adolescentsHemant Sawnani
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45029, USA
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 119:842-7. 2010.... - Obstructive sleep apnea: Should all children with Down syndrome be tested?Sally R Shott
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 132:432-6. 2006..To determine the incidence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children aged 2 to 4 years with Down syndrome and to determine parents' ability to predict sleep abnormalities in this patient population... - Causes of persistent obstructive sleep apnea despite previous tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy in children with down syndrome as depicted on static and dynamic cine MRILane F Donnelly
Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 183:175-81. 2004..The most common causes include macroglossia, glossoptosis, recurrent enlargement of the adenoid tonsils, and enlarged lingual tonsils... - Improvements in lung function outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis are associated with better nutrition, fewer chronic pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, and dornase alfa useGary L McPhail
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Pediatr 153:752-7. 2008..To compare lung function and nutritional outcomes in cystic fibrosis (CF) for 2 birth cohorts in our CF center... - The relationship between sleep disturbance and pulmonary function in stable pediatric cystic fibrosis patientsRaouf Amin
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
Chest 128:1357-63. 2005..Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common inherited disease affecting northern European populations. It is characterized by a progressive clinical course that causes diurnal and nocturnal pulmonary and gastrointestinal symptoms... - Neuropsychological effects of pediatric obstructive sleep apneaDean W Beebe
Psychology Division MLC 3015, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
J Int Neuropsychol Soc 10:962-75. 2004..Findings suggest a pattern of neuropsychological morbidity that is similar but not identical to that seen in adult OSA... - Clinical practice guideline: tonsillectomy in childrenReginald F Baugh
Department of Surgery, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 144:S1-30. 2011..In addition, this guideline is intended for all clinicians in any setting who interact with children 1 to 18 years of age who may be candidates for tonsillectomy... - A multidisciplinary approach to the adolescent bariatric surgical patientThomas H Inge
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Pediatr Surg 39:442-7; discussion 446-7. 2004..Results have been satisfactory and justify a clinical trial to confirm the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in the adolescent population... - Left ventricular function in children with sleep-disordered breathingRaouf S Amin
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, USA
Am J Cardiol 95:801-4. 2005..We studied the early changes in left ventricular function across a range of severity of the disorder. A dose-dependent decrease in diastolic function with increased severity of obstructive apnea was demonstrated... - Relative rather than absolute macroglossia in patients with Down syndrome: implications for treatment of obstructive sleep apneaCarolina V A Guimaraes
Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
Pediatr Radiol 38:1062-7. 2008..This has implications for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, which occurs at a relatively high rate among patients with Down syndrome... - The frequency of lingual tonsil enlargement in obese childrenCarolina V A Guimaraes
Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, MLC 5031, Cincinnati, OH 45229 3039, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 190:973-5. 2008..We have recognized an increasing number of patients who are obese and have obstructive sleep apnea with enlarged lingual tonsils. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of enlarged lingual tonsils in obese children... - Fecal elastase-1: utility in pancreatic function in cystic fibrosisAmeet Daftary
Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Gastroenterology, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
J Cyst Fibros 5:71-6. 2006..This review summarizes the data from studies reflecting the validity, limitation and advantages of fecal elastase-1 in assessing pancreatic function in cystic fibrosis patients... - Obstructive sleep apnea: MR imaging volume segmentation analysisM Bret Abbott
Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3090, USA
Radiology 232:889-95. 2004..Transverse MR imaging demonstrates both airway distention and collapse in children with OSA... - Survival probabilities of patients with childhood spinal muscle atrophyMohannad M Mannaa
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
J Clin Neuromuscul Dis 10:85-9. 2009..The objective of the present study was to describe changes in the life expectancy of pediatric patients with SMA over time and to compare these findings with previously reported survival patterns... - Comparison of cardiac structural and functional changes in obese otherwise healthy adults with versus without obstructive sleep apneaMaria E Otto
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:1298-302. 2007..1 +/- 0.5 cm/s in those with OSA, p = 0.1) beyond that seen in obesity alone. In conclusion, OSA independent of obesity may induce cardiac changes that could predispose to atrial fibrillation and heart failure... - Decreased right and left ventricular myocardial performance in obstructive sleep apneaAbel Romero Corral
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Gonda 5 368, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Foundation, 200 First St SW, Rochester MN 55905, USA
Chest 132:1863-70. 2007..Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may predispose patients to congestive heart failure (CHF), suggesting a deleterious effect of OSA on myocardial contractility... - The systemic effects of short sleep periodJoseph Crisalli
J Pediatr 150:331-2. 2007
Research Grants
- Vascular Functions in Children with Sleep Disordered BreathingRaouf Amin; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Vascular Functions in Children with Sleep Disordered BreathingRaouf Amin; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Pediatric Sleep Research ProgramRaouf Amin; Fiscal Year: 2007..A cohort of children with OSA and matched controls will be followed for a period of 12 months after treatment. (End of Abstract) ..
- Cardiovascular Disease (C/V) in Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)Raouf Amin; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Vascular Functions in Children with Sleep Disorder BreathingRaouf S Amin; Fiscal Year: 2010....