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  1. Pattern of lung function decline in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: implications for timing of noninvasive ventilation

    Article • ERJ Open Research, July 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  2. Screening and Management for Pulmonary and Sleep Issues

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  3. Postoperative Complications in Patients With Unrecognized Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome Undergoing Elective Noncardiac Surgery

    Article • CHEST Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  4. A 26-Year-Old Woman With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Presenting With Orthopnea and Restrictive Lung Impairment

    Article • CHEST Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  5. Arterial CO2 increases over time in untreated sleep apnea

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, December 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  6. Characteristics of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin–Deficient Individuals in the Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial and Comparison with Other Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, December 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  7. Cough Augmentation in a Patient with Neuromuscular Disease

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, December 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  8. Sleep-disordered Breathing in Neuromuscular Disease

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, May 2015, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  9. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome and Anesthesia Considerations

    Article • Sleep Medicine Clinics, September 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  10. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: An update for the primary physician

    Article • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, June 2014, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  11. Hyperinflation on Chest Radiograph as a Marker of Low Adherence to Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in the Overlap Syndrome

    Article • Respiratory Care, December 2013, Daedalus Enterprises

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  12. 366

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, December 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  13. All That Metastasizes Is Not Malignant

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  14. Respiratory Support in Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Article • Respiratory Care, August 2013, Daedalus Enterprises

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  15. Long-Term Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Normalizes High Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, June 2013, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  16. Polysomnographic Determinants of Nocturnal Hypercapnia in Patients with Sleep Apnea

    Article • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, March 2013, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  17. A Review of α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, February 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  18. Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome: An Emerging And Unrecognized Risk Factor Among Surgical Patients

    Article • May 2011, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  19. Sleep Quality, Depression, and Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension

    Article • Lung, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  20. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for stable outpatients: CPAP and beyond

    Article • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, October 2010, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  21. This Thing Is Impossible!

    Article • September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  22. A Teen with Sleep Apnea sans Acid Maltase: A Tale with a Twist

    Article • September 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  23. Clinical And Physiologic Characteristics Of Patients With Diaphragm Dysfunction Due To Neuralgic Amyotrophy: A Case Series

    Article • May 2010, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  24. Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation: Increasing use in acute care

    Article • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, May 2010, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  25. Determinants of Hypercapnia in Obese Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Article • CHEST Journal, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  26. Myths and Misconceptions About α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, March 2009, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  27. Detection of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: A review

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  28. Determinants of Long-Term Mortality after Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

    Article • Lung, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  29. Challenges in Cardiac Risk Assessment in Bariatric Surgery Patients

    Article • Obesity Surgery, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  30. Challenges in Pulmonary Risk Assessment and Perioperative Management in Bariatric Surgery Patients

    Article • Obesity Surgery, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  31. Disorders of Pulmonary Function, Sleep, and the Upper Airway in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

    Article • Lung, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  32. DETERMINANTS OF LONG-TERM MORTALITY AFTER ADMISSION TO A SPECIALIZED RESPIRATORY CARE UNIT

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  33. A young man with a cough, an abnormal chest radiograph, and multiple skin lesions.

    Article • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, March 2006, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  34. Determinants of Time-To-Weaning in a Specialized Respiratory Care Unit

    Article • CHEST Journal, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  35. α1-antitrypsin deficiency

    Article • The Lancet, June 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  36. Respiratory disorders in neurologic diseases.

    Article • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, June 2005, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  37. Effect of Acute Aminophylline Administration on Diaphragm Function in High Cervical Tetraplegia

    Article • CHEST Journal, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  38. Long-Acting Inhaled β2-Agonists for Stable COPD

    Article • Annals of Pharmacotherapy, September 2003, SAGE Publications

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  39. Objective measures of the efficacy of noninvasive positive‐pressure ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Article • Muscle & Nerve, March 2001, Wiley

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  40. The hepatopulmonary syndrome

    Article • Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, December 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  41. New Developments in Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

    Article • Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, July 1999, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  42. Sleep, respiration and ALS

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, March 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  43. Positive-Pressure Ventilation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, April 1998, American College of Physicians

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  44. Effect of Noninvasive Positive-Pressure Ventilation on Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Article • Annals of Internal Medicine, September 1997, American College of Physicians

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  45. Limitations and promise in the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, April 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  46. Tracheal Bronchus

    Article • Journal of Bronchology, April 1996, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr ATUL C. MEHTA, Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  47. Fever and Cough in Methotrexate-treated Patients

    Article • JCR Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, October 1995, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  48. Dynamic Pharyngoscopy in Predicting Outcome of Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for Moderate and Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Article • CHEST Journal, April 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  49. Hypoplastic Trachea in Down's Syndrome

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, January 1993, American Thoracic Society

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan

  50. α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency

    Article • Wiley

    Dr Loutfi Sami Aboussouan