
Harriet Akre
- Professor (UiO), Head of Rhinolaryngology division, OUS; MD
- +47 23 07 62 14
Publications 2025
Systemic markers of inflammation and immune activation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Eur J Intern Med, 139, 106363
DOI 10.1016/j.ejim.2025.05.028, PubMed 40514250
High levels of the adipokines leptin and metrnl in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea are not associated with the severity of sleep apnea or the burden of atrial fibrillation
Sleep Med, 136, 106862 (in press)
DOI 10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106862, PubMed 41110405
Publications 2024
Choanal atresia: A review of surgical outcomes in a tertiary medical center
World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 11 (2), 207-212
DOI 10.1002/wjo2.196, PubMed 40535749
Cardiac remodelling in patients with atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnoea
Open Heart, 11 (2)
DOI 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002718, PubMed 39477342
Publications 2022
Effect of continuous positive airway pressure therapy on recurrence of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A randomized controlled trial
Heart Rhythm, 19 (9), 1433-1441
DOI 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.06.016, PubMed 35716856
Reply to Lalonde et al.: Why Would Physiologic Support with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Not Improve Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation with Sleep Apnea?
Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 205 (9), 1129-1130
DOI 10.1164/rccm.202112-2738LE, PubMed 35226823
Publications 2021
Learning Realistic Patterns from Visually Unrealistic Stimuli: Generalization and Data Anonymization
J. Artif. Intell. Res., 72, 1163-1214
Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Arrhythmia in Atrial Fibrillation and Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 204 (5), 573-582
DOI 10.1164/rccm.202011-4133OC, PubMed 33938787
Surgery for obstructive sleep apnea in young children: Outcome evaluated by polysomnograhy and quality of life
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 142, 110609
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110609, PubMed 33418205
Publications 2020
Otorhinolaryngologists and the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 140 (10)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0423, PubMed 32602325
Otorhinolaryngologists and the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 140 (10), 966-967
Comparing manual and automatic scoring of sleep monitoring data from portable polygraphy
J Sleep Res, 30 (2), e13036
DOI 10.1111/jsr.13036, PubMed 32430962
Correlations between disease-specific quality of life and polysomnographic findings in children with obstructive sleep apnea
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 134, 110077
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110077, PubMed 32402922
Publications 2019
Prevalence, risk factors, and type of sleep apnea in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc, 26, 100447
DOI 10.1016/j.ijcha.2019.100447, PubMed 32140547
Obstructive sleep apnea in 2-6 year old children referred for adenotonsillectomy
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 276 (7), 2097-2104
DOI 10.1007/s00405-019-05362-3, PubMed 31172276
Publications 2018
Treatment of sleep apnea in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: design and rationale of a randomized controlled trial
Scand Cardiovasc J, 52 (6), 372-377
DOI 10.1080/14017431.2019.1567933, PubMed 30638392
Publications 2014
Associations between speech features and phenotypic severity in Treacher Collins syndrome
BMC Med Genet, 15, 47
DOI 10.1186/1471-2350-15-47, PubMed 24775909
Obstructive sleep apnea in younger school children with Down syndrome
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 78 (7), 1026-9
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.03.030, PubMed 24809771
Clinical predictors of sleep apnoea in heart failure outpatients
Int J Clin Pract, 68 (6), 725-30
DOI 10.1111/ijcp.12396, PubMed 24548330
Risk factors for aggressive recurrent respiratory papillomatosis in adults and juveniles
PLoS One, 9 (11), e113584
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0113584, PubMed 25419846
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: HPV genotypes and risk of high-grade laryngeal neoplasia
PLoS One, 9 (6), e99114
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0099114, PubMed 24918765
Publications 2013
Bilateral hypodontia is more common than unilateral hypodontia in children with Down syndrome: a prospective population-based study
Eur J Orthod, 36 (4), 414-8
DOI 10.1093/ejo/cjt063, PubMed 24014738
Hearing level in children with Down syndrome at the age of eight
Res Dev Disabil, 34 (7), 2251-6
DOI 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.04.006, PubMed 23644229
Otitis media with effusion in children with in Down syndrome
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 77 (8), 1329-32
DOI 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.05.027, PubMed 23790958
High cardiovascular risk profile in patients with sleep apnea
Laryngoscope, 124 (1), 306-10
DOI 10.1002/lary.24304, PubMed 23852938
Association between obstructive sleep apnea and health-related quality of life in individuals affected with Treacher Collins syndrome
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 270 (11), 2879-84
DOI 10.1007/s00405-013-2409-0, PubMed 23455582
Publications 2012
Orofacial functions and oral health associated with Treacher Collins syndrome
Acta Odontol Scand, 71 (3-4), 616-25
DOI 10.3109/00016357.2012.700065, PubMed 22783882
Epidemiological aspects of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: a population-based study
Laryngoscope, 122 (7), 1595-9
DOI 10.1002/lary.23327, PubMed 22565595
Salivary gland pathology as a new finding in Treacher Collins syndrome
Am J Med Genet A, 158A (6), 1320-5
DOI 10.1002/ajmg.a.35331, PubMed 22585367
Publications 2011
Obstructive sleep apnea in Treacher Collins syndrome
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 269 (1), 331-7
DOI 10.1007/s00405-011-1649-0, PubMed 21626120
High prevalence of sleep apnea in heart failure outpatients: even in patients with preserved systolic function
J Card Fail, 17 (5), 420-5
DOI 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.01.013, PubMed 21549300
Sleep apnoea headache in the general population
Cephalalgia, 32 (6), 451-8
DOI 10.1177/0333102411431900, PubMed 22174354
Sleep-related groaning: prevalence and characteristics in a cohort of patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnea
Acta Otolaryngol, 132 (1), 90-5
DOI 10.3109/00016489.2011.624119, PubMed 22074488
Publications 2010
Tension-type headache and sleep apnea in the general population
J Headache Pain, 12 (1), 63-9
DOI 10.1007/s10194-010-0265-5, PubMed 21161317
Migraine and sleep apnea in the general population
J Headache Pain, 12 (1), 55-61
DOI 10.1007/s10194-010-0268-2, PubMed 21165665
Publications 2009
[Sleep-related breathing disorders]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (17), 1762-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.08.0497, PubMed 19756060
Publications 2005
Dual energy gamma tomography system for high pressure multiphase flow
Flow Meas. Instrum., 16 (2-3), 99-112
DOI 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2005.02.005
Evaluation of a portable recording device (Reggie) with actimeter and nasopharyngeal/esophagus catheter incorporated
Respiration, 72 (6), 600-5
DOI 10.1159/000086722, PubMed 15988172
An in-line NIR/endoscope technique for observations in real hydrocarbon multiphase systems
Flow Meas. Instrum., 16 (5), 289-293
DOI 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2005.03.004
Publications 2004
Patient discomfort in polysomnography with esophageal pressure measurements
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 262 (3), 241-5
DOI 10.1007/s00405-004-0792-2, PubMed 15821910
Publications 2002
Prolonged apneas and hypoxia mediated by nicotine and endotoxin in piglets
Biol Neonate, 81 (2), 119-25
DOI 10.1159/000047196, PubMed 11844882
Oral breathing in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders
Acta Otolaryngol, 122 (6), 651-4
DOI 10.1080/000164802320396349, PubMed 12403129
Pulseoximetry: sufficient to diagnose severe sleep apnea
Sleep Med, 3 (2), 133-8
DOI 10.1016/s1389-9457(01)00122-8, PubMed 14592232
Publications 2000
Tracing air flow and diagnosing hypopnoeas in normal subjects
Physiol Meas, 21 (2), 221-7
DOI 10.1088/0967-3334/21/2/302, PubMed 10847189
Advantages of measuring air flow in the pharynx with internal thermistors
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 257 (5), 251-5
DOI 10.1007/s004050050233, PubMed 10923937
Diagnosing respiratory events and tracing air flow by internal thermistors
Acta Otolaryngol, 120 (3), 414-9
DOI 10.1080/000164800750000667, PubMed 10894419
Does the oral device Noiselezz prevent sleep apnoea?
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl, 543, 179-82
DOI 10.1080/000164800454332, PubMed 10909014
Does the oral device Noiselezz prevent sleep apnoea?
Acta Oto-Laryngol. (543), 179-182
Adverse effects of nicotine and interleukin-1beta on autoresuscitation after apnea in piglets: implications for sudden infant death syndrome
Pediatrics, 105 (4), E52
DOI 10.1542/peds.105.4.e52, PubMed 10742373
Publications 1999
Internal thermistors in differentiating between oral and nasal breathing during sleep
Acta Otolaryngol, 119 (8), 934-8
DOI 10.1080/00016489950180315, PubMed 10728937
Publications 1996
Nocturnal polysomnography with and without continuous pharyngeal and esophageal pressure measurements
Sleep, 19 (6), 485-90
DOI 10.1093/sleep/19.6.485, PubMed 8865506
Continuous pressure measurements in the evaluation of patients for laser assisted uvulopalatoplasty
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 253 (7), 390-4
DOI 10.1007/BF00168489, PubMed 8891481