Sleep and Ventilation
The purpose of our research is to determine the causes and consequences of sleep disordered breathing, to improve treatment and better target resources to patient care. Obstructive sleep apnoea is the most common form of sleep disordered breathing, occurring in approximately 4% of middle-aged men and 2% of women.
Obstructive sleep apnoea influences cognitive function, quality of life and is an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Our research focuses on understanding and treating these issues in older people, patients with heart failure and neuromuscular disease.
We translate our physiological findings into studies that directly influence patient care; designing and leading randomised trials to establish the most effective way of treating sleep apnoea, and investigating the optimal ways to deliver therapy.
Below are current projects:
- SERVE-HF UK Lead Centre
- Optimisation of Ambulatory Oxygen Wins Entrepreneurs Award
- Sleep apnoea in older people, should it be treated?
- Does sleep apnoea cause memory deficits?
- Cardiac links in sleep apnoea
- TeleCRAFT
- Pandemic Flu - A prestigious NIHR HTA grant won in 2009-10
