"Apnea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A transient absence of spontaneous respiration.
| Descriptor ID |
D001049
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.085 C23.888.852.130
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apnea" by people in Profiles.
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Timing of Magnesium Sulfate Cessation and Apnea of Prematurity in Late-Preterm Twin Infants. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Aug; 61(8):e71755.
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Oxygen extremes, inflammation, and neonatal breathing. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2026 Aug-Sep; 344:104610.
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Preeclampsia and Risk of Apnea of Prematurity in Late Preterm Infants: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2026 Feb; 61(2):e71485.
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Sustained Apnea for Epicardial Access With Right Ventriculography: The SAFER Epicardial Approach. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 08; 9(8 Pt 2):1487-1499.
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Obstructive and central sleep apnoea in a patient with medically intractable epilepsy. BMJ Case Rep. 2022 Sep 28; 15(9).
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History of respiratory problems in prior infant and respiratory morbidity in subsequent pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2022 03; 4(2):100544.
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Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project. JAMA. 2020 Sep 15; 324(11):1078-1097.
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Special considerations in the assessment of catastrophic brain injury and determination of brain death in patients with SARS-CoV-2. J Neurol Sci. 2020 10 15; 417:117087.
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Neonatal apneic phenotype in a murine congenital central hypoventilation syndrome model is induced through non-cell autonomous developmental mechanisms. Brain Pathol. 2021 01; 31(1):84-102.
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Accommodating Apnea Testing Not Death Determination Refusal. Am J Bioeth. 2020 06; 20(6):47-49.