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Giora Pillar

- Verified email at technion.ac.il - Cited by 11985

Greg Pillar

- Verified email at queens.edu - Cited by 422

Abdominal fat and sleep apnea: the chicken or the egg?

G Pillar, N Shehadeh - Diabetes care, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is a disorder characterized by repetitive episodes
of upper airway obstruction that occur during sleep. Associated features include loud snoring…

Occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in biosolids

K Xia, A Bhandari, K Das, G Pillar - Journal of environmental …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Each year, large quantities of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are used
worldwide. Once conveyed to wastewater treatment plants, PPCPs can remain unchanged …

Post-traumatic stress disorder and sleep—what a nightmare!

G Pillar, A Malhotra, P Lavie - Sleep medicine reviews, 2000 - Elsevier
According to DSM IV criteria, sleep disturbances are incorporated in the definition of post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD). These include the re-experiencing symptoms (nightmares, …

The male predisposition to pharyngeal collapse: importance of airway length

A Malhotra, Y Huang, RB Fogel, G Pillar… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Obstructive sleep apnea is an important disorder because of both its prevalence and its
cardiovascular and neurocognitive sequelae. Despite the fact that male sex is a major risk factor …

Aging influences on pharyngeal anatomy and physiology: the predisposition to pharyngeal collapse

…, Y Huang, R Fogel, S Lazic, G Pillar… - The American journal …, 2006 - amjmed.com
Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder with important sequelae. 1-7 Aging substantially
increases the risk of obstructive apnea, 8-11 although the mechanisms underlying this …

Increased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome

RB Fogel, A Malhotra, G Pillar… - The Journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is considerably more common in men than women.
Preliminary data suggest that androgens may play a role in the male predominance of apnea. …

Sleep disorders and daytime sleepiness in children with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder

N Golan, E Shahar, S Ravid, G Pillar - Sleep, 2004 - academic.oup.com
… Citation: Golan, N; Shahar E; Ravid S; Pillar G. Sleep disorders and daytime sleepiness
in children with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder. SLEEP 2004;27(2):261-6. …

Nocturnal ischemic events in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and ischemic heart disease: effects of continuous positive air pressure treatment

N Peled, EG Abinader, G Pillar, D Sharif… - Journal of the American …, 1999 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES To investigate the occurrence of nocturnal ischemic events in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and ischemic heart disease (IHD). BACKGROUND …

Psychiatric symptoms in sleep apnea syndrome: effects of gender and respiratory disturbance index

G Pillar, P Lavie - Chest, 1998 - Elsevier
… In a recent study (Yoffe N, Herer P, Pillar G, et al; unpublished data), we proved the existence
of a gender-specific symptom profile in women who were referred to the sleep laboratory …

Evaluation of a portable device based on peripheral arterial tone for unattended home sleep studies

A Bar, G Pillar, I Dvir, J Sheffy, RP Schnall, P Lavie - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
… Later, Pillar et al 11 showed that detection of apnea and hypopnea events based on combined
data from PAT and pulse oximetry was highly correlated with standard polysomnography …