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ArticleNEJM evidence2025

Forty Percent and Rising - Why Every Specialist Must Care about Obesity.

Christopher N Schmickl, Janna Raphelson, Atul Malhotra

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Article in NEJM evidence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Sleep and obesity-known interactions and open questions.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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  3. Treatment preferences for comorbid obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (PRO-CON OSA) survey: Patient and provider preferences for CPAP and/or tirzepatide.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Christopher N SchmicklDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
Janna RaphelsonDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
Atul MalhotraDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.

Funding

Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea Important in the Development of Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG063925 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MALHOTRA, ATUL · 2020 to 2024
$3.7M
Underlying mechanisms of obesity-induced obstructive sleep apneaR01HL148436 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Atul Malhotra · 2020 to 2026
$3.4M
Sleep Apnea Endophenotypes: One Size Does Not Fit AllR01HL154926 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MALHOTRA, ATUL · 2021 to 2025
$3.3M
The cardiovascular consequences of sleep apnea plus COPD (Overlap syndrome)R01HL166485 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Atul Malhotra · 2023 to 2026
$3.1M
VentNet: A Real-Time Multimodal Data Integration Model for Prediction of Respiratory Failure in Patients with COVID-19R01HL157985 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MALHOTRA, ATUL, NEMATI, SHAMIM · 2022 to 2025
$2.9M
Developing a Diverse Next Generation of Leaders in Respiratory ScienceT32HL166127 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Laura Elise Crotty Alexander, Atul Malhotra · 2023 to 2026
$1.6M
Acetazolamide to Improve Clinically Important Outcomes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients with a High Loop Gain EndotypeK23HL161336 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Christopher Nikolaus Schmickl · 2022 to 2026
$863k
The Left and Right Ventricles in Sleep Apnea with COPDF32HL176079 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI RAPHELSON, JANNA · 2024 to 2025
$167k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMCPMC12020774

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