Publications - Virend Somers, M.D., Ph.D.

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  1. Mansukhani MP, Allison TG, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK, Caples SM. Functional aerobic capacity in patients with sleep-disordered breathing. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Jun 1; 111(11):1650-4. Epub 2013 Apr 08.
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  2. Tobaldini E, Brugada J, Benito B, Molina I, Montserrat J, Kara T, Leinveber P, Porta A, Macedo PG, Montano N, Somers VK. Cardiac autonomic control in Brugada syndrome patients during sleep: The effects of sleep disordered breathing. Int J Cardiol. 2013 May 10. [Epub ahead of print]
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  3. Miranda WR, Batsis JA, Sarr MG, Collazo-Clavell ML, Clark MM, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Quality of Life, Functional Capacity, and Symptoms in Patients with Heart Failure. Obes Surg. 2013 Apr 21. [Epub ahead of print]
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  4. Hering D, Kucharska W, Kara T, Somers VK, Parati G, Narkiewicz K. Effects of acute and long-term slow breathing exercise on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in untreated male patients with hypertension. J Hypertens. 2013 Apr; 31(4):739-46.
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  5. Einvik G, Flyvbjerg A, Hrubos-Strom H, Randby A, Frystyk J, Bjerre M, Namtvedt SK, Kristiansen HA, Nordhus IH, Somers VK, Dammen T, Omland T. Novel cardiovascular risk markers in depression: no association between depressive symptoms and osteoprotegerin or adiponectin in persons at high risk for sleep apnea. J Affect Disord. 2013 Mar 5; 145(3):400-4. Epub 2012 Aug 03.
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  6. Pack QR, Rodriguez-Escudero JP, Thomas RJ, Squires RW, Johnson L, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Diagnostic performance of weight loss to predict body fatness improvement in cardiac rehabilitation patients. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2013 Mar-Apr; 33(2):68-76.
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  7. Mansukhani MP, Calvin AD, Kolla BP, Brown RD Jr, Lipford MC, Somers VK, Caples SM. The association between atrial fibrillation and stroke in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a population-based case-control study. Sleep Med. 2013 Mar; 14(3):243-6. Epub 2013 Jan 20.
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  8. Calvin AD, Carter RE, Adachi T, Macedo P, Albuquerque FN, van der Walt C, Bukartyk J, Davison DE, Levine JA, Somers VK. Effects of Experimental Sleep Restriction on Caloric Intake and Activity Energy Expenditure. Chest. 2013 Feb 07. [Epub ahead of print]
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  9. Coutinho T, Goel K, Correa de Sa D, Carter RE, Hodge DO, Kragelund C, Kanaya AM, Zeller M, Park JS, Kober L, Torp-Pedersen C, Cottin Y, Lorgis L, Lee SH, Kim YJ, Thomas R, Roger VL, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Combining body mass index with measures of central obesity in the assessment of mortality in subjects with coronary disease: role of "normal weight central obesity". J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Feb 5; 61(5):553-60.
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  10. Namtvedt SK, Hisdal J, Randby A, Agewall S, Stranden E, Somers VK, Rosjo H, Omland T. Impaired endothelial function in persons with obstructive sleep apnoea: Impact of obesity. Heart. 2013; 99(1):30-4.
  11. Albuquerque FN, Somers VK, Blume G, Miranda W, Korenfeld Y, Calvin AD, Qin R, Lopez-Jimenez F. Usefulness of epicardial adipose tissue as predictor of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Oct 15; 110(8):1100-5. Epub 2012 Jul 03.
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  12. Randby A, Namtvedt SK, Einvik G, Hrubos-Strom H, Hagve TA, Somers VK, Omland T. Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T levels. Chest. 2012 Sep; 142(3):639-46.
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  13. Singh P, Peterson TE, Sert-Kuniyoshi FH, Glenn JA, Davison DE, Romero-Corral A, Pusalavidyasagar S, Jensen MD, Somers VK. Leptin signaling in adipose tissue: role in lipid accumulation and weight gain. Circ Res. 2012 Aug 17; 111(5):599-603. Epub 2012 Jun 22.
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  14. Singh P, Somers VK, Romero-Corral A, Sert-Kuniyoshi FH, Pusalavidyasagar S, Davison DE, Jensen MD. Effects of weight gain and weight loss on regional fat distribution. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Aug; 96(2):229-33. Epub 2012 Jul 03.
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  15. Jumean MF, Korenfeld Y, Somers VK, Vickers KS, Thomas RJ, Lopez-Jimenez F. Impact of diagnosing metabolic syndrome on risk perception. Am J Health Behav. 2012 Jul; 36(4):522-32.
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  16. Einvik G, Vistnes M, Hrubos-Strom H, Randby A, Namtvedt SK, Nordhus IH, Somers VK, Dammen T, Omland T. Circulating cytokine concentrations are not associated with major depressive disorder in a community-based cohort. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2012 May-Jun; 34(3):262-7. Epub 2012 Mar 07.
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  17. Albuquerque FN, Calvin AD, Sert Kuniyoshi FH, Konecny T, Lopez-Jimenez F, Pressman GS, Kara T, Friedman P, Ammash N, Somers VK, Caples SM. Sleep-disordered breathing and excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with atrial fibrillation. Chest. 2012 Apr; 141(4):967-73. Epub 2011 Sep 08.
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  18. Byrne TJ, Parish JM, Somers V, Aqel BA, Rakela J. Evidence for liver injury in the setting of obstructive sleep apnea. Ann Hepatol. 2012 Mar-Apr; 11(2):228-31.
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  19. Crisalli JA, McConnell K, Vandyke RD, Fenchel MC, Somers VK, Shamszumann A, Chini B, Daniels SR, Amin RS. Baroreflex sensitivity after adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea during wakefulness and sleep. Sleep. 2012; 35(10):1335-43. Epub 2012 Oct 01.
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  20. Gupta S, Cepeda-Valery B, Romero-Corral A, Shamsuzzaman A, Somers VK, Pressman GS. Association between QRS duration and obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2012; 8(6):649-54.
  21. Hering D, Kucharska W, Kara T, Somers VK, Narkiewicz K. Resting sympathetic outflow does not predict the morning blood pressure surge in hypertension. J Hypertens. 2011 Dec; 29(12):2381-6.
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  22. Calvin AD, Somers VK, van der Walt C, Scott CG, Olson LJ. Relation of natriuretic peptide concentrations to central sleep apnea in patients with heart failure. Chest. 2011 Dec; 140(6):1517-23. Epub 2011 Jun 02.
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  23. Sert Kuniyoshi FH, Zellmer MR, Calvin AD, Lopez-Jimenez F, Albuquerque FN, van der Walt C, Trombetta IC, Caples SM, Shamsuzzaman AS, Bukartyk J, Konecny T, Gami AS, Kara T, Somers VK. Diagnostic accuracy of the Berlin Questionnaire in detecting sleep-disordered breathing in patients with a recent myocardial infarction. Chest. 2011 Nov; 140(5):1192-7. Epub 2011 May 19.
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  24. Cruz P, Johnson BD, Karpinski SC, Limoges KA, Warren BA, Olsen KD, Somers VK, Jensen MD, Clark MM, Lopez-Jimenez F. Validity of weight loss to estimate improvement in body composition in individuals attending a wellness center. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Nov; 19(11):2274-9. Epub 2011 May 12.
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  25. Namtvedt SK, Randby A, Einvik G, Hrubos-Strom H, Somers VK, Rosjo H, Omland T. Cardiac arrhythmias in obstructive sleep apnea (from the Akershus Sleep Apnea Project). Am J Cardiol. 2011 Oct 15; 108(8):1141-6. Epub 2011 Jul 27.
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  26. Sert-Kuniyoshi FH, Squires RW, Korenfeld YK, Somers VK, Pusalavidyasagar S, Caples SM, Johnson LL, Thomas RJ, Lopez-Jimenez F. Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in early outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: feasibility and results. Sleep Med. 2011 Oct; 12(9):924-7. Epub 2011 Oct 05.
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  27. Witkowski A, Prejbisz A, Florczak E, Kadziela J, Sliwinski P, Bielen P, Michalowska I, Kabat M, Warchol E, Januszewicz M, Narkiewicz K, Somers VK, Sobotka PA, Januszewicz A. Effects of renal sympathetic denervation on blood pressure, sleep apnea course, and glycemic control in patients with resistant hypertension and sleep apnea. Hypertension. 2011 Oct; 58(4):559-65. Epub 2011 Aug 15.
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  28. Mansukhani MP, Bellolio MF, Kolla BP, Enduri S, Somers VK, Stead LG. Worse outcome after stroke in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: an observational cohort study. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2011 Sep-Oct; 20(5):401-5. Epub 2010 Jul 24.
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  29. Singh P, Peterson TE, Sert-Kuniyoshi FH, Jensen MD, Somers VK. Leptin upregulates caveolin-1 expression: implications for development of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2011 Aug; 217(2):499-502. Epub 2010 Oct 16.
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  30. Sert Kuniyoshi FH, Singh P, Gami AS, Garcia-Touchard A, van der Walt C, Pusalavidyasagar S, Wright RS, Vasquez EC, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK. Patients with obstructive sleep apnea exhibit impaired endothelial function after myocardial infarction. Chest. 2011 Jul; 140(1):62-7. Epub 2011 Feb 24.
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  31. Einvik G, Hrubos-Strom H, Randby A, Nordhus IH, Somers VK, Omland T, Dammen T. Major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, and cardiac biomarkers in subjects at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea. Psychosom Med. 2011 Jun; 73(5):378-84. Epub 2011 May 19.
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  32. Einvik G, Dammen T, Hrubos-Strom H, Namtvedt SK, Randby A, Kristiansen HA, Somers VK, Nordhus IH, Omland T. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and concentration of C-reactive protein in Type D personality persons without cardiovascular disease. European Journal Of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation. 2011 Jun; 18(3):504-9.
  33. Coutinho T, Goel K, Correa de Sa D, Kragelund C, Kanaya AM, Zeller M, Park JS, Kober L, Torp-Pedersen C, Cottin Y, Lorgis L, Lee SH, Kim YJ, Thomas R, Roger VL, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Central obesity and survival in subjects with coronary artery disease: a systematic review of the literature and collaborative analysis with individual subject data. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 May 10; 57(19):1877-86.
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  34. Adachi T, Sert-Kuniyoshi FH, Calvin AD, Singh P, Romero-Corral A, van der Walt C, Davison DE, Bukartyk J, Konecny T, Pusalavidyasagar S, Sierra-Johnson J, Somers VK. Effect of weight gain on cardiac autonomic control during wakefulness and sleep. Hypertension. 2011 Apr; 57(4):723-30. Epub 2011 Feb 28.
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  35. Macedo PG, Brugada J, Leinveber P, Benito B, Molina I, Sert-Kuniyoshi F, Adachi T, Bukartyk J, van der Walt C, Konecny T, Maharaj S, Kara T, Montserrat J, Somers V. Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with the Brugada syndrome. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Mar 1; 107(5):709-13. Epub 2011 Jan 19.
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  36. Hering D, Kucharska W, Kara T, Somers VK, Narkiewicz K. Potentiated sympathetic and hemodynamic responses to alcohol in hypertensive vs. normotensive individuals. J Hypertens. 2011 Mar; 29(3):537-41.
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  37. Goel K, Thomas RJ, Squires RW, Coutinho T, Trejo-Gutierrez JF, Somers VK, Miles JM, Lopez-Jimenez F. Combined effect of cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity on mortality in patients with coronary artery disease. Am Heart J. 2011 Mar; 161(3):590-7.
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  38. Hrubos-Strom H, Randby A, Namtvedt SK, Kristiansen HA, Einvik G, Benth J, Somers VK, Nordhus IH, Russell MB, Dammen T, Omland T, Kvaerner KJ. A Norwegian population-based study on the risk and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea. The Akershus Sleep Apnea Project (ASAP). J Sleep Res. 2011 Mar; 20(1 Pt 2):162-70.
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  39. Hanak V, Somers VK. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular physiology in sleep. Handb Clin Neurol. 2011; 98:315-25.
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  40. Javaheri S, Somers VK. Cardiovascular diseases and sleep apnea. Handb Clin Neurol. 2011; 98:327-45.
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  41. Ludka O, Konecny T, Somers V. Sleep apnea, cardiac arrhythmias, and sudden death. Tex Heart Inst J. 2011; 38(4):340-3.
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  42. Singh S, Somers VK, Clark MM, Vickers K, Hensrud DD, Korenfeld Y, Lopez-Jimenez F. Physician diagnosis of overweight status predicts attempted and successful weight loss in patients with cardiovascular disease and central obesity. Am Heart J. 2010 Nov; 160(5):934-42.
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  43. Halamek J, Jurak P, Bunch TJ, Lipoldova J, Novak M, Vondra V, Leinveber P, Plachy M, Kara T, Villa M, Frana P, Soucek M, Somers VK, Asirvatham SJ. Use of a novel transfer function to reduce repolarization interval hysteresis. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2010 Oct; 29(1):23-32. Epub 2010 Jul 13.
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  44. Trombetta IC, Somers VK, Maki-Nunes C, Drager LF, Toschi-Dias E, Alves MJ, Fraga RF, Rondon MU, Bechara MG, Lorenzi-Filho G, Negrao CE. Consequences of comorbid sleep apnea in the metabolic syndrome--implications for cardiovascular risk. Sleep. 2010 Sep 1; 33(9):1193-9.
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  45. Romero-Corral A, Sert-Kuniyoshi FH, Sierra-Johnson J, Orban M, Gami A, Davison D, Singh P, Pusalavidyasagar S, Huyber C, Votruba S, Lopez-Jimenez F, Jensen MD, Somers VK. Modest visceral fat gain causes endothelial dysfunction in healthy humans. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Aug 17; 56(8):662-6.
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  46. Khawaja IS, Olson EJ, van der Walt C, Bukartyk J, Somers V, Dierkhising R, Morgenthaler TI. Diagnostic accuracy of split-night polysomnograms. J Clin Sleep Med. 2010 Aug 15; 6(4):357-62.
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  47. Lanfranchi PA, Ackerman MJ, Kara T, Shamsuzzaman AS, Wolk R, Jurak P, Amin R, Somers VK. Gene-specific paradoxical QT responses during rapid eye movement sleep in women with congenital long QT syndrome. Heart Rhythm. 2010 Aug; 7(8):1067-74. Epub 2010 May 12.
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  48. Winnicki M, Puato M, Somers VK, Zambon A, Marcovina SM, Rattazzi M, Phillips BG, Pauletto P. Leptin is associated with the size of the apolipoprotein(a) particle in African tribal populations living on fish or vegetarian diet. Atherosclerosis. 2010 Jul; 211(1):303-7. Epub 2010 Feb 04.
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  49. Konecny T, Brady PA, Orban M, Lin G, Pressman GS, Lehar F, Tomas K, Gersh BJ, Tajik AJ, Ommen SR, Somers VK. Interactions between sleep disordered breathing and atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Jun 1; 105(11):1597-602. Epub 2010 Apr 14.
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  50. Hering D, Kucharska W, Kara T, Somers VK, Narkiewicz K. Smoking is associated with chronic sympathetic activation in hypertension. Blood Press. 2010 Jun; 19(3):152-5.
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  51. Swierblewska E, Hering D, Kara T, Kunicka K, Kruszewski P, Bieniaszewski L, Boutouyrie P, Somers VK, Narkiewicz K. An independent relationship between muscle sympathetic nerve activity and pulse wave velocity in normal humans. J Hypertens. 2010 May; 28(5):979-84.
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  52. Okorodudu DO, Jumean MF, Montori VM, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Erwin PJ, Lopez-Jimenez F. Diagnostic performance of body mass index to identify obesity as defined by body adiposity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010 May; 34(5):791-9. Epub 2010 Feb 02.
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  53. Koshino Y, Villarraga HR, Orban M, Bruce CJ, Pressman GS, Leinveber P, Saleh HK, Konecny T, Kara T, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Changes in left and right ventricular mechanics during the Mueller maneuver in healthy adults: a possible mechanism for abnormal cardiac function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 May; 3(3):282-9. Epub 2010 Feb 16.
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  54. Hurst RT, Burke RF, Wissner E, Roberts A, Kendall CB, Lester SJ, Somers V, Goldman ME, Wu Q, Khandheria B. Incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis as a marker of cardiovascular risk in retired professional football players. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Apr 15; 105(8):1107-11. Epub 2010 Feb 26.
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  55. Calvin AD, Somers VK, Steensma DP, Rio Perez JA, van der Walt C, Fitz-Gibbon JM, Scott CG, Olson LJ. Advanced heart failure and nocturnal hypoxaemia due to central sleep apnoea are associated with increased serum erythropoietin. Eur J Heart Fail. 2010 Apr; 12(4):354-9.
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  56. Romero-Corral A, Caples SM, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK. Interactions between obesity and obstructive sleep apnea: implications for treatment. Chest. 2010 Mar; 137(3):711-9.
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  57. Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Sierra-Johnson J, Korenfeld Y, Boarin S, Korinek J, Jensen MD, Parati G, Lopez-Jimenez F. Normal weight obesity: a risk factor for cardiometabolic dysregulation and cardiovascular mortality. Eur Heart J. 2010 Mar; 31(6):737-46. Epub 2009 Nov 20.
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  58. Garza CA, Pellikka PA, Somers VK, Sarr MG, Collazo-Clavell ML, Korenfeld Y, Lopez-Jimenez F. Structural and functional changes in left and right ventricles after major weight loss following bariatric surgery for morbid obesity. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 15; 105(4):550-6.
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  59. Kuniyoshi FH, Pusalavidyasagar S, Singh P, Somers VK. Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnoea. Indian J Med Res. 2010 Feb; 131:196-205.
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  60. Singh P, Peterson TE, Barber KR, Kuniyoshi FS, Jensen A, Hoffmann M, Shamsuzzaman AS, Somers VK. Leptin upregulates the expression of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in human vascular endothelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2010 Jan 29; 392(1):47-52. Epub 2010 Jan 05.
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  61. Somers VK, Ishida K, Kato M. Response. Chest. 2010; 137(2):497-8.
  62. Calvin AD, Albuquerque FN, Adachi T, Somers VK. Obstructive sleep apnea and heart failure. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Dec; 11(6):447-54.
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  63. Svatikova A, Olson LJ, Wolk R, Phillips BG, Adachi T, Schwartz GL, Somers VK. Obstructive sleep apnea and aldosterone. Sleep. 2009 Dec; 32(12):1589-92.
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  64. Eleid MF, Konecny T, Orban M, Sengupta PP, Somers VK, Parish JM, Mookadam F, Brady PA, Sullivan BL, Khandheria BK, Ommen SR, Tajik AJ. High prevalence of abnormal nocturnal oximetry in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Nov 3; 54(19):1805-9.
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  65. Calvin AD, Somers VK. Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2009 Nov; 24(6):516-20.
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  66. Batsis JA, Lopez-Jimenez F, Collazo-Clavell ML, Clark MM, Somers VK, Sarr MG. Quality of life after bariatric surgery: a population-based cohort study. Am J Med. 2009 Nov; 122(11):1055.e1-1055.e10.
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  67. Kinoshita M, Herges RM, Hodge DO, Friedman L, Ammash NM, Bruce CJ, Somers V, Malouf JF, Askelin J, Gilles JA, Gersh BJ, Friedman PA. Role of smoking in the recurrence of atrial arrhythmias after cardioversion. Am J Cardiol. 2009 Sep 1; 104(5):678-82. Epub 2009 Jun 24.
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  68. Lopez-Jimenez F, Batsis JA, Roger VL, Brekke L, Ting HH, Somers VK. Trends in 10-year predicted risk of cardiovascular disease in the United States, 1976 to 2004. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2009 Sep; 2(5):443-50. Epub 2009 Aug 18.
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  69. Kato M, Adachi T, Koshino Y, Somers VK. Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. Circ J. 2009 Aug; 73(8):1363-70. Epub 2009 Jun 30.
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  70. Calvin AD, Albuquerque FN, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK. Obstructive sleep apnea, inflammation, and the metabolic syndrome. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2009 Aug; 7(4):271-8.
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  71. McConnell K, Somers VK, Kimball T, Daniels S, VanDyke R, Fenchel M, Cohen A, Willging P, Shamsuzzaman A, Amin R. Baroreflex gain in children with obstructive sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jul 1; 180(1):42-8. Epub 2009 Mar 12.
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  72. Ishida K, Kato M, Kato Y, Yanagihara K, Kinugasa Y, Kotani K, Igawa O, Hisatome I, Shigemasa C, Somers VK. Appropriate use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure decreases elevated C-reactive protein in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Chest. 2009 Jul; 136(1):125-9. Epub 2009 Mar 02.
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  73. Lalande S, Snyder EM, Olson TP, Hulsebus ML, Orban M, Somers VK, Johnson BD, Frantz RP. The effects of sildenafil and acetazolamide on breathing efficiency and ventilatory control during hypoxic exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2009 Jul; 106(4):509-15. Epub 2009 Apr 01.
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  74. Batsis JA, Clark MM, Grothe K, Lopez-Jimenez F, Collazo-Clavell ML, Somers VK, Sarr MG. Self-efficacy after bariatric surgery for obesity. A population-based cohort study. Appetite. 2009 Jun; 52(3):637-45. Epub 2009 Mar 09.
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  75. Caples SM, Somers VK. Sleep-disordered breathing and atrial fibrillation. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Mar-Apr; 51(5):411-5.
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  76. Sierra-Johnson J, Fisher RM, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F, Ohrvik J, Walldius G, Hellenius ML, Hamsten A. Concentration of apolipoprotein B is comparable with the apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A-I ratio and better than routine clinical lipid measurements in predicting coronary heart disease mortality: findings from a multi-ethnic US population. Eur Heart J. 2009 Mar; 30(6):710-7. Epub 2008 Aug 01.
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  77. Calvin AD, Somers VK. Obstructive sleep apnea and risk of stroke: time for a trial. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Feb; 6(2):90-1. Epub 2008 Dec 09.
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  78. Sengupta PP, Sorajja D, Eleid MF, Somers VK, Ommen SR, Parish JM, Khandheria B, Tajik AJ. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and sleep-disordered breathing: an unfavorable combination. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Jan; 6(1):14-5. Epub 2008 Nov 18.
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  79. Orban M, Bruce CJ, Pressman GS, Leinveber P, Romero-Corral A, Korinek J, Konecny T, Villarraga HR, Kara T, Caples SM, Somers VK. Dynamic changes of left ventricular performance and left atrial volume induced by the mueller maneuver in healthy young adults and implications for obstructive sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Dec 1; 102(11):1557-61. Epub 2008 Sep 15.
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  80. Mookadam F, Calvin AD, Somers VK. Prevalence and management of central sleep apnea in heart failure patients. Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2008 Dec; 5(4):233-7.
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  81. Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. The apolipoprotein b/apolipoprotein AI ratio in the metabolic syndrome-should we start using it? J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Winter; 3(1):53-4.
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  82. Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Johnson BD. Effect of altitude on leptin levels, does it go up or down? J Appl Physiol. 2008 Nov; 105(5):1684-5. Epub 2008 Feb 14.
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  83. Abou Khadra M, McConnell K, VanDyke R, Somers V, Fenchel M, Quadri S, Jefferies J, Cohen AP, Rutter M, Amin R. Determinants of regional cerebral oxygenation in children with sleep-disordered breathing. American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine. 2008 Oct 15; 178(8):870-5.
  84. Batsis JA, Sarr MG, Collazo-Clavell ML, Thomas RJ, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Cardiovascular risk after bariatric surgery for obesity. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Oct 1; 102(7):930-7. Epub 2008 Jul 17.
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  85. Kiernan TJ, Weivoda PL, Somers VK, Ommen SR, Gersh BJ. Circadian rhythm of appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator discharges in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Oct; 31(10):1253-8.
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  86. Gami AS, Somers VK. Implications of obstructive sleep apnea for atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2008 Sep; 19(9):997-1003. Epub 2008 Mar 21.
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  87. Garza CA, Pellikka PA, Somers VK, Sarr MG, Seward JB, Collazo-Clavell ML, Oehler E, Lopez-Jimenez F. Major weight loss prevents long-term left atrial enlargement in patients with morbid and extreme obesity. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 Sep; 9(5):587-93. Epub 2008 Apr 04.
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  88. Somers VK, White DP, Amin R, Abraham WT, Costa F, Culebras A, Daniels S, Floras JS, Hunt CE, Olson LJ, Pickering TG, Russell R, Woo M, Young T. Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: an American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Aug 19; 52(8):686-717.
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  89. Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Olson LJ, Johnson BD. Leptin, a novel predictor of lung function in heart failure. Chest. 2008 Aug; 134(2):346-50. Epub 2008 Apr 10.
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  90. Batsis JA, Romero-Corral A, Collazo-Clavell ML, Sarr MG, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Effect of bariatric surgery on the metabolic syndrome: a population-based, long-term controlled study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Aug; 83(8):897-907.
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  91. Kuniyoshi FH, Garcia-Touchard A, Gami AS, Romero-Corral A, van der Walt C, Pusalavidyasagar S, Kara T, Caples SM, Pressman GS, Vasquez EC, Lopez-Jimenez F, Somers VK. Day-night variation of acute myocardial infarction in obstructive sleep apnea. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jul 29; 52(5):343-6.
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  92. Melduni RM, Malouf JF, Chandrasekaran K, Bruce CJ, White RD, Law KK, Al Atawi FO, Somers VK, Gersh BJ, Hodge DO, Friedman PA, Seward JB, Ammash NM. New insights into the predictors of left atrial stunning after successful direct-current cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and flutter. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jul; 21(7):848-54. Epub 2008 Jan 28.
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  93. Romero-Corral A, Sierra-Johnson J, Lopez-Jimenez F, Thomas RJ, Singh P, Hoffmann M, Okcay A, Korinek J, Wolk R, Somers VK. Relationships between leptin and C-reactive protein with cardiovascular disease in the adult general population. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Jul; 5(7):418-25. Epub 2008 Apr 22.
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  94. Okcay A, Somers VK, Caples SM. Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2008 Jul; 10(7):549-55.
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  95. Kara T, Novak M, Nykodym J, Bybee KA, Meluzin J, Orban M, Novakova Z, Lipoldova J, Hayes DL, Soucek M, Vitovec J, Somers VK. Short-term effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on sleep-disordered breathing in patients with systolic heart failure. Chest. 2008 Jul; 134(1):87-93. Epub 2008 Apr 10.
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  96. Sierra-Johnson J, Romero-Corral A, Somers VK, Lopez-Jimenez F, Thomas RJ, Squires RW, Allison TG. Prognostic importance of weight loss in patients with coronary heart disease regardless of initial body mass index. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2008 Jun; 15(3):336-40.
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  178. van De Borne P, Neubauer J, Rahnama M, Jansens JL, Montano N, Porta A, Somers VK, Degaute JP. Differential characteristics of neural circulatory control: early versus late after cardiac transplantation. Circulation. 2001 Oct 9; 104(15):1809-13.
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  180. van de Borne P, Rahnama M, Mezzetti S, Montano N, Porta A, Degaute JP, Somers VK. Contrasting effects of phentolamine and nitroprusside on neural and cardiovascular variability. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2001 Aug; 281(2):H559-65.
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  209. Shields RK, Leo KC, Messaros AJ, Somers VK. Effects of repetitive handgrip training on endurance, specificity, and cross-education. Phys Ther. 1999 May; 79(5):467-75.
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  212. Pesek CA, Cooley R, Narkiewicz K, Dyken M, Weintraub NL, Somers VK. Theophylline therapy for near-fatal Cheyne-Stokes respiration. A case report. Ann Intern Med. 1999 Mar 2; 130(5):427-30.
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  213. Narkiewicz K, Somers VK, Mos L, Kato M, Accurso V, Palatini P. An independent relationship between plasma leptin and heart rate in untreated patients with essential hypertension. J Hypertens. 1999 Feb; 17(2):245-9.
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  215. Narkiewicz K, Szczech R, Winnicki M, Chrostowska M, Pawlowski R, Lysiak-Szydlowska W, Choe I, Kato M, Sivitz WI, Krupa- Wojciechowska B, Somers VK. Heritability of plasma leptin levels: a twin study. J Hypertens. 1999 Jan; 17(1):27-31.
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  216. Van de Borne P, Somers VK. Dopamine and congestive heart failure: pharmacology, clinical use, and precautions. Congest Heart Fail. 1999; 5(5):216-221.
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  218. Montano N, Cogliati C, Porta A, Pagani M, Malliani A, Narkiewicz K, Abboud FM, Birkett C, Somers VK. Central vagotonic effects of atropine modulate spectral oscillations of sympathetic nerve activity. Circulation. 1998 Oct 6; 98(14):1394-9.
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  219. Narkiewicz K, Montano N, Cogliati C, van de Borne PJ, Dyken ME, Somers VK. Altered cardiovascular variability in obstructive sleep apnea. Circulation. 1998 Sep 15; 98(11):1071-7.
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  220. Narkiewicz K, van de Borne PJ, Cooley RL, Dyken ME, Somers VK. Sympathetic activity in obese subjects with and without obstructive sleep apnea. Circulation. 1998 Aug 25; 98(8):772-6.
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  221. Cooley RL, Montano N, Cogliati C, van de Borne P, Richenbacher W, Oren R, Somers VK. Evidence for a central origin of the low-frequency oscillation in RR-interval variability. Circulation. 1998 Aug 11; 98(6):556-61.
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  222. Narkiewicz K, van de Borne PJ, Hausberg M, Cooley RL, Winniford MD, Davison DE, Somers VK. Cigarette smoking increases sympathetic outflow in humans. Circulation. 1998 Aug 11; 98(6):528-34.
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  223. van de Borne P, Oren R, Somers VK. Dopamine depresses minute ventilation in patients with heart failure. Circulation. 1998 Jul 14; 98(2):126-31.
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  224. Narkiewicz K, van de Borne PJ, Montano N, Dyken ME, Phillips BG, Somers VK. Contribution of tonic chemoreflex activation to sympathetic activity and blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Circulation. 1998 Mar 17; 97(10):943-5.
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  225. van de Borne P, Oren R, Abouassaly C, Anderson E, Somers VK. Effect of Cheyne-Stokes respiration on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in severe congestive heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 1998 Feb 15; 81(4):432-6.
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  226. van de Borne P, Oren R, Somers VK. Dopamine Inhibits Chemoreflex Responses to Hypoxia Circulation. 1998; 98:126-31.
  227. van de Borne P, Montano N, Zimmerman B, Pagani M, Somers VK. Relationship between repeated measures of hemodynamics, muscle sympathetic nerve activity, and their spectral oscillations. Circulation. 1997 Dec 16; 96(12):4326-32.
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  228. Narkiewicz K, Somers VK. The sympathetic nervous system and obstructive sleep apnea: implications for hypertension. J Hypertens. 1997 Dec; 15(12 Pt 2):1613-9.
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  229. Hausberg M, Mark AL, Winniford MD, Brown RE, Somers VK. Sympathetic and vascular effects of short-term passive smoke exposure in healthy nonsmokers. Circulation. 1997 Jul 1; 96(1):282-7.
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  230. van de Borne P, Mark AL, Montano N, Mion D, Somers VK. Effects of alcohol on sympathetic activity, hemodynamics, and chemoreflex sensitivity. Hypertension. 1997 Jun; 29(6):1278-83.
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  231. Hausberg M, Somers VK. Neural circulatory responses to carbon monoxide in healthy humans. Hypertension. 1997 May; 29(5):1114-8.
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  232. van de Borne P, Montano N, Pagani M, Oren R, Somers VK. Absence of low-frequency variability of sympathetic nerve activity in severe heart failure. Circulation. 1997 Mar 18; 95(6):1449-54.
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  233. Pagani M, Montano N, Porta A, Malliani A, Abboud FM, Birkett C, Somers VK. Relationship between spectral components of cardiovascular variabilities and direct measures of muscle sympathetic nerve activity in humans. Circulation. 1997 Mar 18; 95(6):1441-8.
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  234. Hausberg M, Hoffman RP, Somers VK, Sinkey CA, Mark AL, Anderson EA. Contrasting autonomic and hemodynamic effects of insulin in healthy elderly versus young subjects. Hypertension. 1997 Mar; 29(3):700-5.
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  235. Narkiewicz K, Somers VK. Effects of exercise and endurance training on neural circulatory control. Blood Press Monit. 1997; 2:229-235.
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  236. Somers VK, Chappell DA. Hyperlipidaemia and cardiovascular disease. Curr Opin Lipidol. 1996 Dec; 7(6):U193-201.
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  237. van de Borne P, Oren R, Anderson EA, Mark AL, Somers VK. Tonic chemoreflex activation does not contribute to elevated muscle sympathetic nerve activity in heart failure. Circulation. 1996 Sep 15; 94(6):1325-8.
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  238. Dyken ME, Somers VK, Yamada T, Ren ZY, Zimmerman MB. Investigating the relationship between stroke and obstructive sleep apnea. Stroke. 1996 Mar; 27(3):401-7.
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  239. Somers VK, Abboud FM. Neurocardiogenic syncope. Adv Intern Med. 1996; 41:399-435.
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  240. Somers VK, Dyken ME, Clary MP, Abboud FM. Sympathetic neural mechanisms in obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Invest. 1995 Oct; 96(4):1897-904.
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  241. Engelstein ED, Lerman BB, Somers VK, Rea RF. Role of arterial chemoreceptors in mediating the effects of endogenous adenosine on sympathetic nerve activity. Circulation. 1994 Dec; 90(6):2919-26.
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  242. Schobel HP, Ferguson DW, Clary MP, Somers VK. Differential effects of digitalis on chemoreflex responses in humans. Hypertension. 1994 Mar; 23(3):302-7.
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  243. Somers VK, Abboud FM. Chemoreflexes--responses, interactions and implications for sleep apnea. Sleep. 1993 Dec; 16(8 Suppl):S30-3; discussion S33-4.
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  244. Somers VK, Dyken ME, Skinner JL. Autonomic and hemodynamic responses and interactions during the Mueller maneuver in humans. J Auton Nerv Syst. 1993 Aug-Sep; 44(2-3):253-9.
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  245. Somers VK, Dyken ME, Mark AL, Abboud FM. Sympathetic-nerve activity during sleep in normal subjects. N Engl J Med. 1993 Feb 4; 328(5):303-7.
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  246. Somers VK, Anderson EA, Mark AL. Sympathetic neural mechanisms in human hypertension. Current Opinion in Nephrology & Hypertension. 1993 Jan; 2(1):96-105.
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  247. Somers VK, Dyken ME, Mark AL, Abboud FM. Parasympathetic hyperresponsiveness and bradyarrhythmias during apnoea in hypertension. Clin Auton Res. 1992 Jun; 2(3):171-6.
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  248. Somers VK, Leo KC, Shields R, Clary M, Mark AL. Forearm endurance training attenuates sympathetic nerve response to isometric handgrip in normal humans. J Appl Physiol. 1992 Mar; 72(3):1039-43.
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  249. Somers VK, Conway J, Coats A, Isea J, Sleight P. Postexercise hypotension is not sustained in normal and hypertensive humans. Hypertension. 1991 Aug; 18(2):211-5.
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  250. Somers VK, Conway J, Johnston J, Sleight P. Effects of endurance training on baroreflex sensitivity and blood pressure in borderline hypertension. Lancet. 1991 Jun 8; 337(8754):1363-8.
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  251. Somers VK, Mark AL, Abboud FM. Interaction of baroreceptor and chemoreceptor reflex control of sympathetic nerve activity in normal humans. J Clin Invest. 1991 Jun; 87(6):1953-7.
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  252. Coats AJ, Conway J, Sleight P, Meyer TE, Somers VK, Floras JS, Vann Jones J. Interdependence of blood pressure and heart period regulation in mild hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 1991 Mar; 4(3 Pt 1):234-8.
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  253. Grassi GM, Somers VK, Renk WS, Abboud FM, Mark AL. Effects of alcohol intake on blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in normotensive humans: a preliminary report. J Hypertens Suppl. 1989 Dec; 7(6):S20-1.
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  254. Somers VK, Mark AL, Zavala DC, Abboud FM. Contrasting effects of hypoxia and hypercapnia on ventilation and sympathetic activity in humans. J Appl Physiol. 1989 Nov; 67(5):2101-6.
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  255. Somers VK, Mark AL, Zavala DC, Abboud FM. Influence of ventilation and hypocapnia on sympathetic nerve responses to hypoxia in normal humans. J Appl Physiol. 1989 Nov; 67(5):2095-100.
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  256. Pritchard K, Raine AE, Ashley CC, Castell LM, Somers V, Osborn C, Ledingham JG, Conway J. Correlation of blood pressure in normotensive and hypertensive individuals with platelet but not lymphocyte intracellular free calcium concentrations. Clin Sci (Lond) 1989 Jun; 76(6):631-5.
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  257. Coats AJ, Conway J, Isea JE, Pannarale G, Sleight P, Somers VK. Systemic and forearm vascular resistance changes after upright bicycle exercise in man. J Physiol (Lond) 1989 Jun; 413:289-98.
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