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The Hermann Buhl Institute for Hypoxia and Sleep Medicine Research

Publications

1. Current Hermann Buhl Institute publications:
  • Hermann Buhl's special achievements : The 2nd International Symposium on Hypoxia in Training and Rehabilitation 2007 in honor of the Austrian/Bavarian mountaineer.
    Sleep Breath. 2007 Dec 5; [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
    PMID: 18058145 [PubMed
  • Low intense physical exercise in normobaric hypoxia leads to more weight loss in obese people than low intense physical exercise in normobaric sham hypoxia.
    Sleep Breath. 2007 Dec 5; [Epub ahead of print]
    PMID: 18057976 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
  • Cheyne stokes breathing at high altitude: a helpful response or a troublemaker. Sleep Breath 2007; DOI 10.1007/s11325-007-0155-5
  • Low Dose Theophylline Improves Ventilation at Night and Reduces Symptoms of Acute Mountain Sickness at High Altitude. J Travel Med. 2008, accepted, in press
  • Four further studies have been recently submitted and are presently being reviewed.

2. A selection of publications by heads of the Institute:

  • Concomitant sleep disorders--a reason for in-clinic sleep studies in patients with obstructive sleep apnea?
    Sleep Breath. 2005 Jun;9(2):49. No abstract available.
    PMID: 15906181 [PubMed - indexed for
  • Prevalence of symptoms and risk of sleep apnea in primary care.
    Chest. 2003 Oct;124(4):1406-14.
    PMID: 14555573 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE
  • Women with sleep apnea have lower levels of sex hormones.
    Sleep Breath. 2003 Mar;7(1):25-9.
    PMID: 12712394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE
  • Erectile dysfunction and symptoms of sleep disorders.
    Sleep. 2002 Sep 15;25(6):643-7.
    PMID: 12227360 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE
  • Sleep and Breathing in Recreational Climbers at an Altitude of 4200 and 6400 Meters: Observational Study of Sleep and Patterning of Respiration During Sleep in a Group of Recreational Climbers.
    Sleep Breath. 1999;3(3):75-82.
    PMID: 11898112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
  • Physical Exercise as an Adjunct Therapy in Sleep Apnea-An Open Trial.
    Sleep Breath. 2000;4(4):173-176.
    PMID: 11894204 [PubMed
  • Application of telemedicine to sleep medicine.
    Sleep Breath. 2001 Jun;5(2):97-9.
    PMID: 11868147 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE
  • Telemedicine in the sleep laboratory: feasibility and economic advantages of polysomnograms transferred online.
    Telemed J E Health. 2001 Fall;7(3):219-24. Erratum in: Telemed J E Health 2001 Winter;7(4):347.
    PMID: 11564357 [PubMed - indexed
  • Overnight pulse oximetry for sleep-disordered breathing in adults: a review.
    Chest. 2001 Aug;120(2):625-33. Review.
    PMID: 11502669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • REM sleep and catecholamine excretion: a study in elite athletes.
    Eur J Appl Physiol. 2001 Jun;84(6):521-6.
    PMID: 11482546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • Using the Berlin Questionnaire to identify patients at risk for the sleep apnea syndrome.
    Ann Intern Med. 1999 Oct 5;131(7):485-91.
    PMID: 10507956 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • Blood flow of the middle cerebral artery with sleep-disordered breathing: correlation with obstructive hypopneas.
    Stroke. 1998 Jan;29(1):87-93.
    PMID: 9445334 [PubMed - indexed for
  • Biceps tendon ruptures in rock climbers.
    Clin J Sport Med. 2006 Sep;16(5):426-7. No abstract available.
    PMID: 17016121 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • Development of a performance diagnosis of the anaerobic strength endurance of the forearm flexor muscles in sport climbing.
    Int J Sports Med. 2006 Mar;27(3):205-11.
    PMID: 16541376 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • Drugs and drug administration in extreme environments.
    J Travel Med. 2006 Jan-Feb;13(1):35-47. Review.
    PMID: 16412107 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • Profiles of occupational exposure in patients with wood dust-induced nasal carcinoma.
    Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2003;16(4):329-35.
    PMID: 14964642 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • Cold exposure during helicopter rescue operations in the Western Alps.
    Ann Occup Hyg. 2003 Jan;47(1):7-16.
    PMID: 12505902 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • Qualified rescue by ski patrols -- safety for the skier.
    Int J Sports Med. 2002 Oct;23(7):524-9.
    PMID: 12402186 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]