Sleep in asthma

Wajahat H Khan; Vahid Mohsenin; Carolyn M D'Ambrosio

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2014.06.004

Sleep in asthma

Clin Chest Med. 2014 Sep;35(3):483-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2014.06.004. Epub 2014 Jul 29.

Authors

Wajahat H Khan¹, Vahid Mohsenin², Carolyn M D'Ambrosio³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sleep Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
² Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yale Center for Sleep Disorders, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
³ Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The Center for Sleep Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA. Electronic address: cdambrosio@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.

PMID: 25156764
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2014.06.004

Abstract

Many patients with asthma experience worsening of symptoms at night. Understanding the mechanism of nocturnal asthma and the factors that exacerbate asthma during sleep would lead to better management of the condition.

Keywords: Asthma; Breathing; Dyspnea; Nocturnal; Sleep.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Airway Resistance / physiology
Asthma / drug therapy
Asthma / epidemiology
Asthma / physiopathology*
Bronchial Hyperreactivity / physiopathology
Circadian Rhythm
Comorbidity
Disease Progression
Gastroesophageal Reflux / epidemiology
Gastroesophageal Reflux / physiopathology
Humans
Sleep / physiology*
Sleep Apnea Syndromes / physiopathology