Publications

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Heterogeneous Effects of CPAP in Non-Sleepy OSA on CVD Outcomes: Post-hoc Machine Learning Analysis of the ISAACC Trial (ECSACT Study)
Cohen, O., Sánchez-de-la-Torre, M., Al-Taie, Z., Khan, S., Kundel, V., Kovacic, J. C., Gracia-Lavedan, E., de Batlle, J., Nadkarni, G., Barbé, F., Suárez-Fariñas, M., & Shah, N. A.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2024, PMID: 38358332 

Reimagining obstructive sleep apnoea: a new era for sleep medicine
Kundel, V., Cohen, O., & Shah, N. A.
The Lancet Respiratory medicine, 2023, 11(11), 956–958. PMID: 37914468 

Advanced Proteomics and Cluster Analysis for Identifying Novel Obstructive Sleep Apnea Subtypes before and after Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy.
Kundel, V., Cohen, O., Khan, S., Patel, M., Kim-Schulze, S., Kovacic, J., Suárez-Fariñas, M., & Shah, N. A. 
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2023, 20(7), 1038–1047.  PMID: 36780659 

Pharyngeal Inflammation on Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before and After Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment.
Cohen, O., Kaufman, A. E., Choi, H., Khan, S., Robson, P. M., Suárez-Fariñas, M., Mani, V., & Shah, N. A. 
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2023, 20(4), 574–583. PMID: 36476449 

Sleep Calibrates Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Cohen O, Shah N. A., McAlpine C. 
Nature Cardiovascular Research, 2022, 1, 1104-1106. PMID: 37384127 

Sleep Apnea and Carotid Atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA): Leveraging State-of-the-Art Vascular Imaging
Shah N. A., Reid M, Mani V, Kundel V, Kaplan RC, Kizer JR, Fayad ZA, Shea S, Redline S. 
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2023, 39(3):621-630. PMID: 36316593 

Novel Non-Invasive Assessment of Upper Airway Inflammation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea using Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Cohen O, John MM, Kaufman AE, Kundel V, Burschtin O, Khan S, Fayad Z, Mani V, Shah N. A
Sleep and Breathing. 2022, 26(3):1087-1096. PMID: 34448065 

Measuring Visceral Adipose Tissue Metabolic Activity in Sleep Apnea Utilizing Hybrid 18F-FDG PET/MRI: A Pilot Study
Kundel, V., Lehane, D., Ramachandran, S., Fayad, Z., Robson, P., Shah, N.A., & Mani, V. 
Nature and Science of Sleep, 2021, 13:1943-1953. PMID: 34737662 

Sleep Apnea, Coronary Artery Calcium Density, and Cardiovascular Events: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Newman SB, Kundel V, Matsuzaki M, Reid M, Kizer JR, Kaplan RC, Fayad ZA, Mani V, Shea S, Allison M, Criqui MH, Lutsey PL, McClelland RL, Redline S, Shah N.A.
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2021, 17(10):2075-2083. PMID: 34606441 

Sleep Duration and Vascular Inflammation Using Hybrid Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Kundel V, Reid M, Fayad Z, Ayappa I, Mani V, Rueschman M, Redline S, Shea S, Shah N. A. 
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2021, 17(10):2009-2018. PMID: 34606438 

Sleep-disordered breathing and left ventricular scar on cardiac magnetic resonance: results of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Shah N.A., Reid M, Kizer JR, Sharma RK, Shah RV, Kundel V, Ambale-Venkatesh B, Fayad ZA, Shea SJ, Kaplan RC, Lima JAC, Redline S.
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2020, 16(6):855-862.  PMID: 32029066 

Assessment of atherosclerotic plaque activity in patients with sleep apnea using hybrid positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI): a feasibility study
Kundel, V., Trivieri, M. G., Karakatsanis, N. A., Robson, P. M., Mani, V., Kizer, J. R., Kaplan, R., Fayad, Z., & Shah, N. A.
Sleep and Breathing, 2018, 22(4). PMID: 29508121 

Obstructive sleep apnea and acute myocardial infarction severity: ischemic preconditioning?
Shah N. A., Redline S, Yaggi HK, Wu R, Zhao CG, Ostfeld R, Menegus M, Tracy D, Brush E, Appel WD, Kaplan RC.
Sleep and Breathing, 2013, 17(2):819-26. PMID: 23090861 

Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for coronary events or cardiovascular death
Shah N.A., Yaggi HK, Concato J, Mohsenin V. 
Sleep and Breathing, 2010, 14(2):131-6, PMID: 19777281