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Intraocular Pressure During a Very High Altitude Climb.

Bosch MM, Barthelmes D, Merz TM, Truffer F, Knecht P, Petrig BL, Bloch KE, Hefti U, Schubiger G, Landau K.

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19875651 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Sleep patterns in high school and university students: a longitudinal study.

Urner M, Tornic J, Bloch KE.

Chronobiol Int. 2009 Aug;26(6):1222-34.PMID: 19731114 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

[Snoring and nocturnal apnea--obstructive sleep apnea syndrome]

Martin LL, Somaini SU, Bloch KE.

Praxis (Bern 1994). 2009 Aug 26;98(17):923-30; 931-2. German. No abstract available. PMID: 19711285 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lung volume reduction surgery in nonheterogeneous emphysema.

Weder W, Tutic M, Bloch KE.

Thorac Surg Clin. 2009 May;19(2):193-9. Review.PMID: 19662961 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Dexamethasone but not tadalafil improves exercise capacity in adults prone to high-altitude pulmonary edema.

Fischler M, Maggiorini M, Dorschner L, Debrunner J, Bernheim A, Kiencke S, Mairbäurl H, Bloch KE, Naeije R, Brunner-La Rocca HP.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Aug 15;180(4):346-52. Epub 2009 Jun 11.PMID: 19520908 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Utility Indices in Patients with the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

Schmidlin M, Fritsch K, Matthews F, Thurnheer R, Senn O, Bloch KE.

Respiration. 2009 May 27. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19478475 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Pharmacological approaches to the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea.

Kohler M, Bloch KE, Stradling JR.

Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2009 May;18(5):647-56. Review.PMID: 19388881 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Respiratory monitoring by inductive plethysmography in unrestrained subjects using position sensor-adjusted calibration.

Brüllmann G, Fritsch K, Thurnheer R, Bloch KE.

Respiration. 2010;79(2):112-20. Epub 2009 Apr 8.PMID: 19365103 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Effect of ascent protocol on acute mountain sickness and success at Muztagh Ata, 7546 m.

Bloch KE, Turk AJ, Maggiorini M, Hess T, Merz T, Bosch MM, Barthelmes D, Hefti U, Pichler J, Senn O, Schoch OD.

High Alt Med Biol. 2009 Spring;10(1):25-32.PMID: 19326598 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of the nose in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnea.

Kohler M, Bloch KE, Stradling JR.

Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Feb;17(1):33-7. Review.PMID: 19225303 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Persistent benefit from lung volume reduction surgery in patients with homogeneous emphysema.

Weder W, Tutic M, Lardinois D, Jungraithmayr W, Hillinger S, Russi EW, Bloch KE.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Jan;87(1):229-36; discussion 236-7.PMID: 19101303 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

New insights into ocular blood flow at very high altitudes.

Bosch MM, Merz TM, Barthelmes D, Petrig BL, Truffer F, Bloch KE, Turk A, Maggiorini M, Hess T, Schoch OD, Hefti U, Sutter FK, Pichler J, Huber A, Landau K.

J Appl Physiol. 2009 Feb;106(2):454-60. Epub 2008 Dec 4.PMID: 19057000 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Validation of the fatigue severity scale in a Swiss cohort.

Valko PO, Bassetti CL, Bloch KE, Held U, Baumann CR.

Sleep. 2008 Nov 1;31(11):1601-7.PMID: 19014080 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Disability and survival in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Kohler M, Clarenbach CF, Bahler C, Brack T, Russi EW, Bloch KE.

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2009 Mar;80(3):320-5. Epub 2008 Aug 19.PMID: 18713792 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does nasal decongestion improve obstructive sleep apnea?

Clarenbach CF, Kohler M, Senn O, Thurnheer R, Bloch KE.

J Sleep Res. 2008 Dec;17(4):444-9. Epub 2008 Aug 15.PMID: 18710420 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predicting outcome of nasal surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

Kohler M, Bloch KE.

Eur Respir J. 2008 Jul;32(1):246; author reply 246-7. No abstract available. PMID: 18591349 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does oral alprazolam affect ventilation? A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Carraro GE, Russi EW, Buechi S, Bloch KE.

J Psychopharmacol. 2009 May;23(3):322-7. Epub 2008 Jun 18.PMID: 18562435 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

High incidence of optic disc swelling at very high altitudes.

Bosch MM, Barthelmes D, Merz TM, Bloch KE, Turk AJ, Hefti U, Sutter FK, Maggiorini M, Wirth MG, Schoch OD, Landau K.

Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 May;126(5):644-50.PMID: 18474774 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Periodic whole body acceleration: a novel therapy for cardiovascular disease.

Kohler M, Amann-Vesti BR, Clarenbach CF, Brack T, Noll G, Russi EW, Bloch KE.

Vasa. 2007 Nov;36(4):261-6.PMID: 18357918 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sleep-related breathing disorders in patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Ulrich S, Fischler M, Speich R, Bloch KE.

Chest. 2008 Jun;133(6):1375-80. Epub 2008 Mar 13.PMID: 18339776 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Children at high altitude have less nocturnal periodic breathing than adults.

Kohler M, Kriemler S, Wilhelm EM, Brunner-LaRocca H, Zehnder M, Bloch KE.

Eur Respir J. 2008 Jul;32(1):189-97. Epub 2008 Feb 20.PMID: 18287125 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The role of the nose in the pathogenesis of obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring.

Kohler M, Bloch KE, Stradling JR.

Eur Respir J. 2007 Dec;30(6):1208-15. Review.PMID: 18055705 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Glomerular filtration rate estimates decrease during high altitude expedition but increase with Lake Louise acute mountain sickness scores.

Pichler J, Risch L, Hefti U, Merz TM, Turk AJ, Bloch KE, Maggiorini M, Hess T, Barthelmes D, Schoch OD, Risch G, Huber AR.

Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2008 Mar;192(3):443-50. Epub 2007 Oct 26.PMID: 17970827 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ambulatory management of obstructive sleep apnea without polysomnography.

Bloch KE, Senn O, Brack T, Russi EW.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Sep 4;147(5):350; author reply 350-1. No abstract available. PMID: 17785498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Daytime Cheyne-Stokes respiration in ambulatory patients with severe congestive heart failure is associated with increased mortality.

Brack T, Thüer I, Clarenbach CF, Senn O, Noll G, Russi EW, Bloch KE.

Chest. 2007 Nov;132(5):1463-71. Epub 2007 Jul 23.PMID: 17646230 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Respiratory polygraphy in sleep apnoea diagnosis. Report of the Swiss respiratory polygraphy registry and systematic review of the literature.

Thurnheer R, Bloch KE, Laube I, Gugger M, Heitz M; Swiss Respiratory Polygraphy Registry.

Swiss Med Wkly. 2007 Feb 10;137(5-6):97-102. Review.PMID: 17370146 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of transsphenoidal surgery on sleep apnoea in acromegaly.

Sze L, Schmid C, Bloch KE, Bernays R, Brändle M.

Eur J Endocrinol. 2007 Mar;156(3):321-9.PMID: 17322492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Both tadalafil and dexamethasone may reduce the incidence of high-altitude pulmonary edema: a randomized trial.

Maggiorini M, Brunner-La Rocca HP, Peth S, Fischler M, Böhm T, Bernheim A, Kiencke S, Bloch KE, Dehnert C, Naeije R, Lehmann T, Bärtsch P, Mairbäurl H.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 Oct 3;145(7):497-506.PMID: 17015867 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Successful treatment of severe acute mountain sickness and excessive pulmonary hypertension with dexamethasone in a prepubertal girl.

Kriemler S, Kohler M, Zehnder M, Bloch KE, Brunner-La Rocca H.

High Alt Med Biol. 2006 Fall;7(3):256-61. No abstract available. PMID: 16978138 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Do changes in lung function predict high-altitude pulmonary edema at an early stage?

Senn O, Clarenbach CF, Fischler M, Thalmann R, Brunner-La Rocca H, Egger P, Maggiorini M, Bloch KE.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 Sep;38(9):1565-70.PMID: 16960516 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Side-selective, unobtrusive monitoring of nasal airflow and conductance.

Kohler M, Thurnheer R, Bloch KE.

J Appl Physiol. 2006 Dec;101(6):1760-5. Epub 2006 Jul 13.PMID: 16840575 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Lung-volume reduction surgery as an alternative or bridging procedure to lung transplantation.

Tutic M, Lardinois D, Imfeld S, Korom S, Boehler A, Speich R, Bloch KE, Russi EW, Weder W.

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jul;82(1):208-13; discussion 213.PMID: 16798216 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Alternatives to CPAP in the treatment of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Bloch KE.

Swiss Med Wkly. 2006 Apr 29;136(17-18):261-7. Review.PMID: 16741848 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sleep and wakefulness disturbances in Swiss pharmacy customers.

Schwegler K, Klaghofer R, Nirkko AC, Mathis J, Hersberger KE, Bloch KE.

Swiss Med Wkly. 2006 Mar 4;136(9-10):149-54.PMID: 16633960 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The BODE index after lung volume reduction surgery correlates with survival.

Imfeld S, Bloch KE, Weder W, Russi EW.

Chest. 2006 Apr;129(4):873-8.PMID: 16608932 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Equivalence of autoadjusted and constant continuous positive airway pressure in home treatment of sleep apnea.

Nussbaumer Y, Bloch KE, Genser T, Thurnheer R.

Chest. 2006 Mar;129(3):638-43.PMID: 16537862 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Screening for sleep disorders in community pharmacies--evaluation of a campaign in Switzerland.

Hersberger KE, Renggli VP, Nirkko AC, Mathis J, Schwegler K, Bloch KE.

J Clin Pharm Ther. 2006 Feb;31(1):35-41.PMID: 16476118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A continuous positive airway pressure trial as a novel approach to the diagnosis of the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Senn O, Brack T, Russi EW, Bloch KE.

Chest. 2006 Jan;129(1):67-75.PMID: 16424414 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Coronal thick CT reconstruction: an alternative for initial chest radiography in trauma patients.

Alkadhi H, Baumert B, Wildermuth S, Bloch KE, Marincek B, Boehm T.

Emerg Radiol. 2005 Dec;12(1-2):3-10. Epub 2005 Nov 9.PMID: 16283223 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Monitoring carbon dioxide tension and arterial oxygen saturation by a single earlobe sensor in patients with critical illness or sleep apnea.

Senn O, Clarenbach CF, Kaplan V, Maggiorini M, Bloch KE.

Chest. 2005 Sep;128(3):1291-6.PMID: 16162720 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Monitoring of ventilation during exercise by a portable respiratory inductive plethysmograph.

Clarenbach CF, Senn O, Brack T, Kohler M, Bloch KE.

Chest. 2005 Sep;128(3):1282-90.PMID: 16162719 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Transient short free running circadian rhythm in a case of aneurysm near the suprachiasmatic nuclei.

Bloch KE, Brack T, Wirz-Justice A.

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2005 Aug;76(8):1178-80.PMID: 16024905 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Quality of life, physical disability, and respiratory impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Kohler M, Clarenbach CF, Böni L, Brack T, Russi EW, Bloch KE.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Oct 15;172(8):1032-6. Epub 2005 Jun 16.PMID: 15961695 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Non-invasive, side-selective nasal airflow monitoring.

Kohler M, Thurnheer R, Bloch KE.

Physiol Meas. 2005 Feb;26(1):69-82.PMID: 15742880 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transtracheal high-flow insufflation supports spontaneous respiration in chronic respiratory failure.

Brack T, Senn O, Russi EW, Bloch KE.

Chest. 2005 Jan;127(1):98-104.PMID: 15653968 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Model-based versus clinical prediction of the spirometric response to lung volume reduction surgery.

Bloch KE, Weder W, Bachmann LM, Russi EW.

Respiration. 2004 Nov-Dec;71(6):611-8.PMID: 15627872 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Acute thromboembolism]

Bloch KE.

Praxis (Bern 1994). 2004 Oct 6;93(41):1679-85. Review. German. PMID: 15535601 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders by visual analysis of transthoracic impedance signals in pacemakers.

Scharf C, Cho YK, Bloch KE, Brunckhorst C, Duru F, Balaban K, Foldvary N, Liu L, Burgess RC, Candinas R, Wilkoff BL.

Circulation. 2004 Oct 26;110(17):2562-7. Epub 2004 Oct 18.PMID: 15492313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Long-term results after lung volume reduction surgery in patients with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.

Tutic M, Bloch KE, Lardinois D, Brack T, Russi EW, Weder W.

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Sep;128(3):408-13.PMID: 15354100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Acute mountain sickness is related to nocturnal hypoxemia but not to hypoventilation.

Erba P, Anastasi S, Senn O, Maggiorirni M, Bloch KE.

Eur Respir J. 2004 Aug;24(2):303-8.PMID: 15332402 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article