Medicine: Pulmonary: Research: Sleep Medicine (Shah)

Neomi Ashwin Shah, MD, MPH

Dr. Shah has been a co-investigator of a large observational cohort study, "Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome as an independent risk factor for coronary events or death". The cohort consists of over 2,000 patients referred to the Yale sleep center for suspected sleep disordered breathing. The hypothesis is that patients with OSA have an increased risk of coronary artery disease events or death from any cause that is independent of other cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, smoking, alcohol use, age, BMI, etc. Preliminary data was presented at ATS 2007.

Publication and Abstracts

1. Shah N, Roux F, Mohsenin V. Improving health related quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: What are the available options?Treatments in Respiratory Medicine. 2006;5(4):235-244.
2. Shah N, Mohsenin V. Sleep and Coronary Artery Disease. In: Pandi-Perumal SR,Ruoti RR, and Kramer M’s :Sleep and Psychosomatic Medicine. 1^st edition:Informa Healthcare;2007.
3. Shah N, Yaggi K, Botros N, et al. Sleep apnea as an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction or death. Abstract presented at ATS 2007.
4. Shah N, Yaggi K, Mohsenin V. Nocturnal Arrhythmias Increase the Risk of Death among Patients Referred for Sleep-Disordered Breathing. ATS 2008, Toronto.
5. Botros NA, Shah NA, Yaggi K, et al. Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for Type II Diabetes. Abstract at ATS 2007.