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Jan Hedner is affiliated with Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and neuroscience. Their work primarily focuses on obstructive sleep apnea, the neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and related sleep disorders.

The scientist's research covers a range of main fields, including:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Subfields in which Jan Hedner has significant publications include:

  • Physiology
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The main topics of their work encompass:

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Tracheal and airway disorders
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

Jan Hedner's recent published papers illustrate their focus on respiratory and sleep medicine:

  • Pitolisant for Daytime Sleepiness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Who Refuse Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment. A Randomized Trial, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • European Respiratory Society guideline on non-CPAP therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea, 2021, European Respiratory Review
  • Daridorexant, a New Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist to Treat Insomnia Disorder, 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • Sleep apnoea management in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA), 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • Mild obstructive sleep apnea increases hypertension risk, challenging traditional severity classification, 2020, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Ludger Grote
  • Jean-Louis Pépin
  • Ding Zou
  • Johan Verbraecken
  • Özen K. Başoğlu

Jan Hedner's work appears in various specialized academic venues, with a focus on sleep and respiratory disorders. The prominent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Sleep Research
  • Sleep Medicine
  • ERJ Open Research
  • CHEST Journal
  • SLEEP

Best Publications

  • Increased incidence of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged men with obstructive sleep apnea: a 7-year follow-up.

    Yüksel Peker;Jan Hedner;Jeanette Norum;Holger Kraiczi

  • Augmented resting sympathetic activity in awake patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

    J T Carlson;J Hedner;M Elam;H Ejnell

  • RESPIRATORY DISTURBANCE INDEX: AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF MORTALITY IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

    Yüksel Peker;Jan Hedner;Holger Kraiczi;Steen Löth

  • An independent association between obstructive sleep apnoea and coronary artery disease.

    Y. Peker;H. Kraiczi;J Hedner;S Löth

  • Is high and fluctuating muscle nerve sympathetic activity in the sleep apnoea syndrome of pathogenetic importance for the development of hypertension

    Jan Hedner;Hasse Ejnell;Johan Sellgren;Thomas Hedner

  • Snoring and sleep apnoea in men: association with central obesity and hypertension.

    R. Grunstein;I. Wilcox;Tian-Shun Yang;Y. Gould

  • Reduction in sympathetic activity after long-term CPAP treatment in sleep apnoea: cardiovascular implications.

    J Hedner;B Darpo;H Ejnell;J Carlson

  • Therapeutic electrical stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve in obstructive sleep apnea

    Alan R. Schwartz;Alan R. Schwartz;Marc L. Bennett;Philip L. Smith;Philip L. Smith;Wilfried De Backer;Wilfried De Backer

  • Attenuated endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation in patients with sleep apnoea

    Jan Carlson;Christina Rångemark;Jan Hedner

  • Impairment of vascular endothelial function and left ventricular filling : association with the severity of apnea-induced hypoxemia during sleep.

    Holger Kraiczi;Kenneth Caidahl;Anita Samuelsson;Yu˙ksel Peker

  • Recommendations for the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea and hypertension

    Gianfranco Parati;Carolina Lombardi;Jan Hedner;Maria R Bonsignore

  • Definition, discrimination, diagnosis and treatment of central breathing disturbances during sleep

    Winfried J. Randerath;Johan A. Verbraecken;Stefan Andreas;Michael Arzt

  • Left ventricular hypertrophy independent of hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

    Jan Hedner;Hasse Ejnell;Kenneth Caidahl

  • Depressed baroreflex sensitivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

    J T Carlson;J A Hedner;J Sellgren;M Elam

  • Acetaminophen blocks spinal hyperalgesia induced by NMDA and substance P

    R. Björkman;K.M. Hallman;J. Hedner;T. Hedner

  • High prevalence of hypertension in sleep apnea patients independent of obesity.

    Jan T. Carlson;Jan A. Hedner;Hasse Ejnell;Lars-Erik Peterson

  • Morphine-3-glucuronide may functionally antagonize morphine-6-glucuronide induced antinociception and ventilatory depression in the rat.

    Gong Qian-Ling;Jan Hedner;Roland Björkman;Thomas Hedner

  • Night-time symptoms: a forgotten dimension of COPD.

    A. Agusti;J. Hedner;J.M. Marin;F. Barbé

  • Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence and Control in Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The European Sleep Apnea Cohort (ESADA) Study

    Brian D. Kent;Ludger Grote;Silke Ryan;Jean-Louis Pépin

  • Sleep-related breathing disorder is an independent risk factor for uncontrolled hypertension

    Ludger Grote;Jan Hedner;Jörg Hermann Peter

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Louis Pépin
Jean-Louis Pépin Grenoble Alpes University
Walter T. McNicholas
Walter T. McNicholas University College Dublin
Gianfranco Parati
Gianfranco Parati University of Milano-Bicocca
Ronald R. Grunstein
Ronald R. Grunstein Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Patrick Levy
Patrick Levy Grenoble Alpes University
Atul Malhotra
Atul Malhotra University of California, San Diego
Lars Sjöström
Lars Sjöström University of Gothenburg
Richard J. Schwab
Richard J. Schwab University of Pennsylvania
Geert Mayer
Geert Mayer Philipp University of Marburg
Yves Dauvilliers
Yves Dauvilliers University of Montpellier

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