Richard Leung

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Richard Leung is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Leung has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Physiology, 18 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Richard Leung's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (26 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (18 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (7 papers). Richard Leung is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (26 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (18 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (7 papers). Richard Leung collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Richard Leung's co-authors include Tetyana Kendzerska, George Tomlinson, Andrea S. Gershon, T. Douglas Bradley, Gillian Hawker, Alexander G. Logan, András Tislér, Ružena Tkáčová, Andrew Mente and John S. Floras and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Blood and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Richard Leung

48 papers receiving 3.1k citations

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High prevalence of unrecognized sleep apnoea in drug-resistant hypertension

2001 665 citations Alexander G. Logan, András Tislér et al. profile →

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Sanja Jelić United States

Mónica de la Peña Spain

Abu Shamsuzzaman United States

Francisco Campos‐Rodríguez Spain

Rodrigo Pinto Pedrosa Brazil

Diane E. Davison United States

Holger Kraiczi Sweden

Michael Arzt Germany

Jan Carlson Sweden

Carmen Monasterio Spain

Sanja Jelić United States

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Kendzerska, Tetyana, Brian J. Murray, Andrea S. Gershon, et al.. (2023). Polysomnographic Assessment of Sleep Disturbances in Cancer Development. CHEST Journal. 164(2). 517–530. 2 indexed citations

Kendzerska, Tetyana, Andrea S. Gershon, Marcus Povitz, et al.. (2021). Polysomnographic Markers of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity and Cancer-related Mortality: A Large Retrospective Multicenter Clinical Cohort Study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 19(5). 807–818. 10 indexed citations

Dres, Martin, Magdy Younes, Nuttapol Rittayamai, et al.. (2019). Sleep and Pathological Wakefulness at the Time of Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation (SLEEWE). A Prospective Multicenter Physiological Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(9). 1106–1115. 41 indexed citations

Kendzerska, Tetyana, Richard Leung, Clare Atzema, et al.. (2019). Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnea in women: a historical cohort study. Sleep Medicine. 68. 71–79. 27 indexed citations

Kendzerska, Tetyana, Andrea S. Gershon, Clare Atzema, et al.. (2018). Sleep Apnea Increases the Risk of New Hospitalized Atrial Fibrillation. CHEST Journal. 154(6). 1330–1339. 31 indexed citations

Kendzerska, Tetyana, et al.. (2018). Cardiovascular Outcomes and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Overlap Syndrome). Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 16(1). 71–81. 83 indexed citations

Kendzerska, Tetyana, Andrea S. Gershon, Gillian Hawker, George Tomlinson, & Richard Leung. (2017). Obstructive sleep apnoea is not a risk factor for incident hospitalised depression: a historical cohort study. European Respiratory Journal. 49(6). 1601361–1601361. 16 indexed citations

Crystal, Howard, Susan Holman, Yvonne W. Lui, et al.. (2016). Association of the Fractal Dimension of Retinal Arteries and Veins with Quantitative Brain MRI Measures in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Women (P4.067). Neurology. 86(16_supplement). 1 indexed citations

Kendzerska, Tetyana, Richard Leung, Andrea S. Gershon, George Tomlinson, & Najib Ayas. (2016). The Interaction of Obesity and Nocturnal Hypoxemia on Cardiovascular Consequences in Adults with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnea. A Historical Observational Study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 13(12). 2234–2241. 19 indexed citations

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Kendzerska, Tetyana, Andrea S. Gershon, George Tomlinson, & Richard Leung. (2015). The Effect of Patient Neighborhood Income Level on the Purchase of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment among Patients with Sleep Apnea. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 13(1). 93–100. 17 indexed citations

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Kendzerska, Tetyana, Andrea S. Gershon, Gillian Hawker, George Tomlinson, & Richard Leung. (2014). Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Incident Diabetes. A Historical Cohort Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 190(2). 218–225. 200 indexed citations

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Kendzerska, Tetyana, Andrea S. Gershon, Gillian Hawker, Richard Leung, & George Tomlinson. (2014). Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and All-Cause Mortality: A Decade-Long Historical Cohort Study. PLoS Medicine. 11(2). e1001599–e1001599. 311 indexed citations

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Kendzerska, Tetyana, Richard Leung, Gillian Hawker, George Tomlinson, & Andrea S. Gershon. (2014). Obstructive sleep apnea and the prevalence and incidence of cancer. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 186(13). 985–992. 87 indexed citations

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Leung, Richard, Vikram Comondore, Clodagh M. Ryan, & Daniel Stevens. (2011). Mechanisms of sleep-disordered breathing: causes and consequences. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 463(1). 213–230. 35 indexed citations

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Vozoris, Nicholas T. & Richard Leung. (2011). Sedative Medication Use: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Associations with Body Mass Index Using Population-Level Data. SLEEP. 34(7). 869–874. 37 indexed citations

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Ryan, Clodagh M., S. Juvet, Richard Leung, & T. Douglas Bradley. (2008). Timing of Nocturnal Ventricular Ectopy in Heart Failure Patients With Sleep Apnea. CHEST Journal. 133(4). 934–940. 34 indexed citations

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Logan, Alexander G., et al.. (2003). Refractory hypertension and sleep apnoea: effect of CPAP on blood pressure and baroreflex. European Respiratory Journal. 21(2). 241–247. 226 indexed citations

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Leung, Richard, John S. Floras, Geraldo Lorenzi‐Filho, et al.. (2003). Influence of Cheyne-Stokes Respiration on Cardiovascular Oscillations in Heart Failure. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 167(11). 1534–1539. 56 indexed citations

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Leung, Richard, et al.. (2003). Avoidance of the left lateral decubitus position during sleep in patients with heart failure: relationship to cardiac size and function. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(2). 227–230. 46 indexed citations

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Lajoie, Ginette, Richard Leung, & Joanne M. Bargman. (2000). Clinical, Biochemical, and Pathological Features in a Patient with Plasma Cell Dyscrasia and Fanconi Syndrome. Ultrastructural Pathology. 24(4). 221–226. 14 indexed citations

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