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Eosinophil and T cell markers predict functional decline in COPD patients.

D'Armiento JM, Scharf SM, Roth MD, Connett JE, Ghio A, Sternberg D, Goldin JG, Louis TA, Mao JT, O'Connor GT, Ramsdell JW, Ries AL, Schluger NW, Sciurba FC, Skeans MA, Voelker H, Walter RE, Wendt CH, Weinmann GG, Wise RA, Foronjy RF.

Respir Res. 2009 Nov 19;10(1):113. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19925666 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Asthma as a predictor of obstructive sleep apnea in urban African-American children.

Ramagopal M, Mehta A, Roberts DW, Wolf JS, Taylor RJ, Mudd KE, Scharf SM.

J Asthma. 2009 Nov;46(9):895-9.PMID: 19905914 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Pulmonary Hypertension and CT Measurement of Small Pulmonary Vessels in Severe Emphysema.

Matsuoka S, Washko GR, Yamashiro T, San Jose Estepar R, Diaz A, Silverman EK, Hoffman E, Fessler HE, Criner GJ, Marchetti N, Scharf SM, Martinez FJ, Reilly JJ, Hatabu H.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct 29. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19875683 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity.

Finkelstein J, Cha E, Scharf SM.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2009;4(3):337-49. Epub 2009 Sep 24.PMID: 19802349 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Effects of allopurinol on cardiac function and oxidant stress in chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Williams AL, Chen L, Scharf SM.

Sleep Breath. 2009 Jul 15. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19603215 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Elevated economic burden in obstructive lung disease patients with concomitant sleep apnea syndrome.

Shaya FT, Lin PJ, Aljawadi MH, Scharf SM.

Sleep Breath. 2009 Nov;13(4):317-23. Epub 2009 May 30.PMID: 19484281 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Burden of COPD, asthma, and concomitant COPD and asthma among adults: racial disparities in a medicaid population.

Shaya FT, Maneval MS, Gbarayor CM, Sohn K, Dalal AA, Du D, Scharf SM.

Chest. 2009 Aug;136(2):405-11. Epub 2009 Mar 24.PMID: 19318663 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Opioid-associated central sleep apnea: a case series.

Alattar MA, Scharf SM.

Sleep Breath. 2009 May;13(2):201-6. Epub 2008 Sep 20.PMID: 18807080 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lower extremity edema and pulmonary hypertension in morbidly obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

O'Hearn DJ, Gold AR, Gold MS, Diggs P, Scharf SM.

Sleep Breath. 2009 Mar;13(1):25-34. Epub 2008 Jul 10.PMID: 18615260 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Cardiac disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Falk JA, Kadiev S, Criner GJ, Scharf SM, Minai OA, Diaz P.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008 May 1;5(4):543-8. Review.PMID: 18453369 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Sleep abnormalities and treatment in emphysema.

Krachman S, Minai OA, Scharf SM.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008 May 1;5(4):536-42. Review.PMID: 18453368 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Nutritional aspects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

King DA, Cordova F, Scharf SM.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008 May 1;5(4):519-23. Review.PMID: 18453365 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Physiologic basis for improved pulmonary function after lung volume reduction.

Fessler HE, Scharf SM, Ingenito EP, McKenna RJ Jr, Sharafkhaneh A.

Proc Am Thorac Soc. 2008 May 1;5(4):416-20.PMID: 18453348 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Obstructive sleep apnea and history of asthma in snoring children.

Ramagopal M, Scharf SM, Roberts DW, Blaisdell CJ.

Sleep Breath. 2008 Nov;12(4):381-92. Epub 2008 Apr 18.PMID: 18421491 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sleep quality in asthma: results of a large prospective clinical trial.

Mastronarde JG, Wise RA, Shade DM, Olopade CO, Scharf SM; American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers.

J Asthma. 2008 Apr;45(3):183-9.PMID: 18415823 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Burden of concomitant asthma and COPD in a Medicaid population.

Shaya FT, Dongyi D, Akazawa MO, Blanchette CM, Wang J, Mapel DW, Dalal A, Scharf SM.

Chest. 2008 Jul;134(1):14-9. Epub 2008 Mar 13.PMID: 18339789 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Diagnostic room-air pulse oximetry: effects of smoking, race, and sex.

Witting MD, Scharf SM.

Am J Emerg Med. 2008 Feb;26(2):131-6.PMID: 18272090 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Left ventricular dysfunction and associated cellular injury in rats exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Chen L, Zhang J, Gan TX, Chen-Izu Y, Hasday JD, Karmazyn M, Balke CW, Scharf SM.

J Appl Physiol. 2008 Jan;104(1):218-23. Epub 2007 Nov 15.PMID: 18006871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hypertension-induced remodeling of cardiac excitation-contraction coupling in ventricular myocytes occurs prior to hypertrophy development.

Chen-Izu Y, Chen L, Bányász T, McCulle SL, Norton B, Scharf SM, Agarwal A, Patwardhan A, Izu LT, Balke CW.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Dec;293(6):H3301-10. Epub 2007 Sep 14.PMID: 17873027 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estimating pulmonary artery pressures by echocardiography in patients with emphysema.

Fisher MR, Criner GJ, Fishman AP, Hassoun PM, Minai OA, Scharf SM, Fessler HE; NETT Research Group.

Eur Respir J. 2007 Nov;30(5):914-21. Epub 2007 Jul 25.PMID: 17652313 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effect of lung volume reduction surgery on resting pulmonary hemodynamics in severe emphysema.

Criner GJ, Scharf SM, Falk JA, Gaughan JP, Sternberg AL, Patel NB, Fessler HE, Minai OA, Fishman AP; National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Aug 1;176(3):253-60. Epub 2007 May 11.PMID: 17496227 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Construct validity for the Health Utilities Index in a sleep center.

Welch KC, Scharf SM.

Sleep Breath. 2007 Dec;11(4):295-303.PMID: 17457630 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obstructive sleep apnea, cardiovascular disease, and inflammation--is NF-kappaB the key?

Williams A, Scharf SM.

Sleep Breath. 2007 Jun;11(2):69-76. Review.PMID: 17380355 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Beyond the usual suspects: approaching sleep in elderly people.

Lesage S, Scharf SM.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2007 Jan;62(1):53-4. No abstract available. PMID: 17301037 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feasibility of retinoids for the treatment of emphysema study.

Roth MD, Connett JE, D'Armiento JM, Foronjy RF, Friedman PJ, Goldin JG, Louis TA, Mao JT, Muindi JR, O'Connor GT, Ramsdell JW, Ries AL, Scharf SM, Schluger NW, Sciurba FC, Skeans MA, Walter RE, Wendt CH, Wise RA; FORTE Study Investigators.

Chest. 2006 Nov;130(5):1334-45.PMID: 17099008 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Oxidative stress and left ventricular function with chronic intermittent hypoxia in rats.

Chen L, Einbinder E, Zhang Q, Hasday J, Balke CW, Scharf SM.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Oct 1;172(7):915-20. Epub 2005 Jun 23.PMID: 15976378 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prevalence of concomitant sleep disorders in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Scharf SM, Tubman A, Smale P.

Sleep Breath. 2005 Jun;9(2):50-6.PMID: 15803318 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Racial differences in clinical presentation of patients with sleep-disordered breathing.

Scharf SM, Seiden L, DeMore J, Carter-Pokras O.

Sleep Breath. 2004 Dec;8(4):173-83.PMID: 15611892 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of primary-care practitioners and sleep specialists in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Scharf SM, DeMore J, Landau T, Smale P.

Sleep Breath. 2004 Sep;8(3):111-24.PMID: 15389385 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Body composition and resting energy expenditure in clinically stable, non-weight-losing patients with severe emphysema.

Cohen RI, Marzouk K, Berkoski P, O'Donnell CP, Polotsky VY, Scharf SM.

Chest. 2003 Oct;124(4):1365-72.PMID: 14555567 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pulmonary arterial hypertension--the primary pulmonary hypertension syndromes.

Hey JC, Scharf SM.

Isr Med Assoc J. 2003 Apr;5(4):298-303. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 14509142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hemodynamic characterization of patients with severe emphysema.

Scharf SM, Iqbal M, Keller C, Criner G, Lee S, Fessler HE; National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) Group.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Aug 1;166(3):314-22.PMID: 12153963 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Scorpion sting--the inflammatory dimension.

Scharf SM.

Crit Care Med. 2002 Jul;30(7):1669-70. No abstract available. PMID: 12131006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improvement in spirometry following lung volume reduction surgery: application of a physiologic model.

Fessler HE, Scharf SM, Permutt S.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 Jan 1;165(1):34-40. Erratum in: Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Mar 15;169(6):772. PMID: 11779727 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Renal effects of nitric oxide in endotoxemia.

Cohen RI, Hassell AM, Marzouk K, Marini C, Liu SF, Scharf SM.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001 Nov 15;164(10 Pt 1):1890-5.PMID: 11734442 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Chronic-intermittent hypoxia induces immediate early gene expression in the midline thalamus and epithalamus.

Sica AL, Greenberg HE, Scharf SM, Ruggiero DA.

Brain Res. 2000 Nov 17;883(2):224-8.PMID: 11074051 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison between selective and nonselective nitric oxide synthase inhibition and phenylephrine in normal and endotoxic swine.

Cohen RI, Shapir Y, Davis A, Loona R, Scharf SM.

Crit Care Med. 2000 Sep;28(9):3257-67.PMID: 11008990 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Effects of aortic nerve on hemodynamic response to obstructive apnea in sedated pigs.

Chen L, Scharf SM.

J Appl Physiol. 2000 Oct;89(4):1455-61.PMID: 11007582 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Chronic-intermittent hypoxia: a model of sympathetic activation in the rat.

Sica AL, Greenberg HE, Ruggiero DA, Scharf SM.

Respir Physiol. 2000 Jul;121(2-3):173-84. Review.PMID: 10963773 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Selective NOS inhibition restores myocardial contractility in endotoxemic rats; however, myocardial NO content does not correlate with myocardial dysfunction.

Afulukwe IF, Cohen RI, Zeballos GA, Iqbal M, Scharf SM.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2000 Jul;162(1):21-6.PMID: 10903214 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Immediate-early gene expression in cerebral cortex following exposure to chronic-intermittent hypoxia.

Sica AL, Greenberg HE, Scharf SM, Ruggiero DA.

Brain Res. 2000 Jul 7;870(1-2):204-10.PMID: 10869520 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hemodynamic effects of periodic obstructive apneas in sedated pigs with congestive heart failure.

Chen L, Shi Q, Scharf SM.

J Appl Physiol. 2000 Mar;88(3):1051-60.PMID: 10710403 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development of a giant bulla after lung volume reduction surgery.

Iqbal M, Rossoff L, McKeon K, Graver M, Scharf SM.

Chest. 1999 Dec;116(6):1809-11.PMID: 10593810 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinical conference on management dilemmas: obstructive sleep apnea and respiratory failure.

Schnader J, Reddy MN, Heffner JE, Scharf SM.

Chest. 1999 Dec;116(6):1786-93. No abstract available. PMID: 10593806 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Effects of vagotomy on cardiovascular response to periodic apneas in sedated pigs.

Slamowitz D, Chen L, Scharf SM.

J Appl Physiol. 1999 Jun;86(6):1890-6.PMID: 10368353 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mechanisms of acute cardiovascular response to periodic apneas in sedated pigs.

Chen L, Sica AL, Scharf SM.

J Appl Physiol. 1999 Apr;86(4):1236-46.PMID: 10194209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Development of pulmonary hypertension after lung volume reduction surgery.

Weg IL, Rossoff L, McKeon K, Michael Graver L, Scharf SM.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1999 Feb;159(2):552-6.PMID: 9927372 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Chronic intermittent hypoxia increases sympathetic responsiveness to hypoxia and hypercapnia.

Greenberg HE, Sica A, Batson D, Scharf SM.

J Appl Physiol. 1999 Jan;86(1):298-305.PMID: 9887143 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Expression of c-fos in the rat brainstem after chronic intermittent hypoxia.

Greenberg HE, Sica AL, Scharf SM, Ruggiero DA.

Brain Res. 1999 Jan 23;816(2):638-45.PMID: 9878890 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Changes in pulmonary mechanics after lung volume reduction surgery.

Scharf SM, Rossoff L, McKeon K, Graver LM, Graham C, Steinberg HN.

Lung. 1998;176(3):191-204.PMID: 9638639 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles