title: Sleep in asthma.
abstract: Many patients with asthma experience worsening of symptoms at night. Understanding the mechanism of nocturnal asthma and the factors that exacerbate asthma during sleep would lead to better management of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sleep Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
authors.forename: Wajahat H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Yale Center for Sleep Disorders, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohsenin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The Center for Sleep Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA. Electronic address: cdambrosio@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
mesh_terms: D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016535:Bronchial Hyperreactivity / Q000503:physiopathology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Asthma; Breathing; Dyspnea; Nocturnal; Sleep