Professor Brian Kent

• Kent, B.D., Lane, S.J., Moloney, E.D., Asthma admissions, smoking bans and administrative databases, Thorax, 68, (12), 2013, p1166Journal Article, 2013
• Kent, B.D., Sulaiman, I., Nicholson, T.T., Lane, S.J., Moloney, E.D., Acute pulmonary admissions following implementation of a national workplace smoking ban, Chest, 142, (3), 2012, p673-679Journal Article, 2012
• Kent, B.D., Nadarajan, P., Akasheh, N.B., Sulaiman, I., Karim, S., Cooney, S., Lane, S.J., Moloney, E.D., Improving venous thromboembolic disease prophylaxis in medical inpatients: A role for education and audit, Irish Journal of Medical Science, 180, (1), 2011, p163-166Journal Article, 2011
• Kent BD, Sulaiman I, Akasheh NB, Nadarajan P, Moloney E, Lane SJ, An unusual cause of spontaneous pneumothorax: the Mounier-Kuhn syndrome., Irish medical journal, 2011Journal Article, 2011
• Nadarajan, P., Sulaiman, I., Kent, B., Breslin, N., Moloney, E.D., Lane, S.J., Endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration and biopsy in lung cancer and isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy, Irish Medical Journal, 103, (3), 2010Journal Article, 2010
• d'Ancona G, Kavanagh JE, Dhariwal J, Hearn AP, Roxas C, Fernandes M, Green L, Thomson L, Nanzer AM, Jackson DJ, Kent BD., Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and clinical outcomes following a year of benralizumab therapy for severe eosinophilic asthma., Allergy, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Hearn AP, Kavanagh J, d'Ancona G, Roxas C, Green L, Thomson L, Fernandes M, Kent BD, Dhariwal J, Nanzer AM, Jackson DJ., The relationship between Feno and effectiveness of mepolizumab and benralizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma., The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 9, (5), 2021, p2093-2096.e1Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Hearn AP, Hug OD, Somani ZA, Kavanagh J, d'Ancona G, Roxas C, Green L, Thomson L, Fernandes M, Kent BD, Dhariwal J, Nanzer AM, Jackson DJ., Real world effectiveness of anti-IL-5/5R therapies is independent of co-eligibility for anti-IgE therapy., The European respiratory journal, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Dhariwal J, Hearn AP, Kavanagh JE, d'Ancona G, Green L, Fernandes M, Thomson L, Roxas C, Kent BD, Nanzer AM, Jackson DJ., Real-World Effectiveness of Anti-IL-5/5R Therapy in Severe Atopic Eosinophilic Asthma with Fungal Sensitization., The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• d'Ancona G, Kent BD., Practical Applications of FeNO Measurement and Inhaler Monitoring Technologies in the Management of Difficult Asthma., The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 9, (4), 2021, p1539-1540Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Kavanagh JE, Hearn AP, Dhariwal J, d'Ancona G, Douiri A, Roxas C, Fernandes M, Green L, Thomson L, Nanzer AM, Kent BD, Jackson DJ., Real-World Effectiveness of Benralizumab in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma., Chest, 159, (2), 2021, p496-506Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Nanzer AM, Chowdhury A, Raheem A, Roxas C, Fernandes M, Thomson L, Green L, Dhariwal J, D'Ancona G, Kent BD, Kelly PA, Jackson DJ., Prevalence and recovery of adrenal insufficiency in steroid-dependent asthma patients receiving biologic therapy., The European respiratory journal, 56, (1), 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Kavanagh JE, d'Ancona G, Elstad M, Green L, Fernandes M, Thomson L, Roxas C, Dhariwal J, Nanzer AM, Kent BD, Jackson DJ., Real-World Effectiveness and the Characteristics of a "Super-Responder" to Mepolizumab in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma., Chest, 158, (2), 2020, p491-500Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Fotis Sakellariou D, Nesbitt AD, Higgins S, Beniczky S, Rosenzweig J, Drakatos P, Gildeh N, Murphy PB, Kent B, Williams AJ, Kryger M, Goadsby PJ, Leschziner GD, Rosenzweig I., Co-activation of rhythms during alpha band oscillations as an interictal biomarker of exploding head syndrome., Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 40, (9), 2020, p949-958Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Grote L, McNicholas WT, Hedner J, ESADA collaborators., Sleep apnoea management in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from the European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA)., The European respiratory journal, 55, (6), 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Hearn AP, Kent BD, Jackson DJ., Biologic treatment options for severe asthma., Current opinion in immunology, 66, 2020, p151-160Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Nanzer AM, Dhariwal J, Kavanagh J, Hearn A, Fernandes M, Thomson L, Roxas C, Green L, D'Ancona G, Agarwal S, Kent BD, Jackson DJ., Steroid-sparing effects of benralizumab in patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis., ERJ open research, 6, (4), 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Kavanagh JE, Hearn AP, d'Ancona G, Dhariwal J, Roxas C, Green L, Thomson L, Fernandes M, Kent BD, Nanzer AM, Jackson DJ., Benralizumab after sub-optimal response to mepolizumab in severe eosinophilic asthma., Allergy, 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Wimms AJ, Kelly JL, Turnbull CD, McMillan A, Craig SE, O'Reilly JF, Nickol AH, Hedley EL, Decker MD, Willes LA, Calverley PMA, Benjafield AV, Stradling JR, Morrell MJ, MERGE trial investigators., Continuous positive airway pressure versus standard care for the treatment of people with mild obstructive sleep apnoea (MERGE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial., The Lancet. Respiratory medicine, 8, (4), 2020, p349-358Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Kent BD, d'Ancona G, Fernandes M, Green L, Roxas C, Thomson L, Nanzer AM, Kavanagh J, Agarwal S, Jackson DJ., Oral corticosteroid-sparing effects of reslizumab in the treatment of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis., ERJ open research, 6, (1), 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Patel S, Shah NM, Malhotra AM, Lockie C, Camporota L, Barrett N, Kent BD, Jackson DJ., Inflammatory and microbiological associations with near-fatal asthma requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation., ERJ open research, 6, (1), 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• d'Ancona G, Kavanagh J, Roxas C, Green L, Fernandes M, Thomson L, Dhariwal J, Nanzer AM, Jackson DJ, Kent BD., Adherence to corticosteroids and clinical outcomes in mepolizumab therapy for severe asthma., The European respiratory journal, 55, (5), 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Pérez-Carbonell L, Lyons E, Gnoni V, Higgins S, Otaiku AI, Leschziner GD, Drakatos P, d'Ancona G, Kent BD., Adherence to wakefulness promoting medication in patients with narcolepsy., Sleep medicine, 70, 2020, p50-54Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• He B, Al-Sherif M, Nido M, Tas R, Beach M, Schwarz EI, Cheng M, Ishak A, Lee K, Shah N, Kent B, Eze-John P, Ratneswaran C, Rafferty G, Williams AJ, Hart N, Luo Y, Moxham J, Pengo M, Steier J., Domiciliary use of transcutaneous electrical stimulation for patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a conceptual framework for the TESLA home programme., Journal of thoracic disease, 11, (5), 2019, p2153-2164Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Crinion SJ, Ryan S, Kleinerova J, Kent BD, Gallagher J, Ledwidge M, McDonald K, McNicholas WT., Nondipping Nocturnal Blood Pressure Predicts Sleep Apnea in Patients With Hypertension., Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 15, (7), 2019, p957-963Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Myall KJ, West A, Kent BD., Sleep and interstitial lung disease., Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 25, (6), 2019, p623-628Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Crinion SJ, Tiron R, Lyon G, Zaffaroni A, Kilroy H, Doheny E, O'Hare E, Boyle P, Russell A, Traynor M, Kent BD, Ryan S, McNicholas WT., Ambulatory detection of sleep apnea using a non-contact biomotion sensor., Journal of sleep research, 29, (1), 2020, pe12889Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Drakatos P, Marples L, Muza R, Higgins S, Gildeh N, Macavei R, Dongol EM, Nesbitt A, Rosenzweig I, Lyons E, d'Ancona G, Steier J, Williams AJ, Kent BD, Leschziner G., NREM parasomnias: a treatment approach based upon a retrospective case series of 512 patients., Sleep medicine, 53, 2019, p181-188Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Drakatos P, Marples L, Muza R, Higgins S, Nesbitt A, Dongol EM, Macavei R, Gnoni V, Perez Carbonell L, Duncan I, Birdseye A, Dastagir S, Rosenzweig I, O'Regan D, Williams AJ, Leschziner GD, Kent BD., Video polysomnographic findings in non-rapid eye movement parasomnia., Journal of sleep research, 28, (2), 2019, pe12772Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Kavanagh J, Jackson DJ, Kent BD., Over- and under-diagnosis in asthma., Breathe (Sheffield, England), 15, (1), 2019, pe20-e27Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Marrone O, Cibella F, Pépin JL, Grote L, Verbraecken J, Saaresranta T, Kvamme JA, Basoglu OK, Lombardi C, McNicholas WT, Hedner J, Bonsignore MR, ESADA Network., Fixed But Not Autoadjusting Positive Airway Pressure Attenuates the Time-dependent Decline in Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients With OSA., Chest, 154, (2), 2018, p326-334Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Gündüz C, Basoglu OK, Hedner J, Zou D, Bonsignore MR, Hein H, Staats R, Pataka A, Barbe F, Sliwinski P, Kent BD, Pepin JL, Grote L, European Sleep Apnea Database Collaborators., Obstructive sleep apnoea independently predicts lipid levels: Data from the European Sleep Apnea Database., Respirology (Carlton, Vic.), 23, (12), 2018, p1180-1189Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Kavanagh J, Jackson DJ, Kent BD., Sleep and asthma., Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 24, (6), 2018, p569-573Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Mandal S, Kent BD., Obstructive sleep apnoea and coronary artery disease., Journal of thoracic disease, 10, (suppl 34), 2018, pS4212-S4220Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Thakrar C, Patel K, D'ancona G, Kent BD, Nesbitt A, Selsick H, Steier J, Rosenzweig I, Williams AJ, Leschziner GD, Drakatos P., Effectiveness and side-effect profile of stimulant therapy as monotherapy and in combination in the central hypersomnias in clinical practice., Journal of sleep research, 27, (4), 2018, pe12627Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Pengo MF, Czaban M, Berry MP, Nirmalan P, Brown R, Birdseye A, Woroszyl A, Chapman J, Kent BD, Hart N, Rossi GP, Steier J., The effect of positive and negative message framing on short term continuous positive airway pressure compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea., Journal of thoracic disease, 10, (suppl 1), 2018, pS160-S169Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Bisogni V, Pengo MF, Drakatos P, Maiolino G, Kent B, Rossitto G, Steier J, Rossi GP., Excessive daytime sleepiness does not correlate with sympathetic nervous system activation and arterial stiffening in patients with mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnoea: A proof-of-principle study., International journal of cardiology, 236, 2017, p458-461Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Gildeh N, Rosenzweig I, Kent BD., Lessons from randomised controlled trials of continuous positive airways pressure therapy in the prevention of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality., Journal of thoracic disease, 9, (2), 2017, p244-246Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Murphy AM, Thomas A, Crinion SJ, Kent BD, Tambuwala MM, Fabre A, Pepin JL, Roche HM, Arnaud C, Ryan S., Intermittent hypoxia in obstructive sleep apnoea mediates insulin resistance through adipose tissue inflammation., The European respiratory journal, 49, (4), 2017Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Drakatos P, Lykouras D, D'Ancona G, Higgins S, Gildeh N, Macavei R, Rosenzweig I, Steier J, Williams AJ, Muza R, Kent BD, Leschziner G., Safety and efficacy of long-term use of sodium oxybate for narcolepsy with cataplexy in routine clinical practice., Sleep medicine, 35, 2017, p80-84Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Drakatos P, Kent BD, Birdseye A, Dastagir S, Higgins S, Williams AJ, Leschziner G., Phasic activity and the importance of irregular breathing., Sleep medicine, 38, 2017, p21-23Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Bisogni V, Pengo MF, Drakatos P, Maiolino G, Kent B, Rossitto G, Steier J, Rossi GP., Excessive daytime sleepiness, sympathetic nervous system activation and arterial stiffening in patients with mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnoea. Reply., International journal of cardiology, 249, 2017, p415-416Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Drakatos P, Higgins S, Duncan I, Stevens S, Dastagir S, Birdseye A, Lykouras D, Muza R, Gildeh N, Rosenzweig I, Williams AJ, Leschziner GD, Kent BD., Catathrenia, a REM predominant disorder of arousal?, Sleep medicine, 32, 2017, p222-226Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Drakatos P, Higgins S, Pengo MF, Kent BD, Muza R, Karkoulias K, Leschziner G, Williams A., Derived Arterial Stiffness is Increased in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Periodic Limb Movements during Sleep., Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 12, (2), 2016, p195-202Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Drakatos P, Patel K, Thakrar C, Williams AJ, Kent BD, Leschziner GD., Sleep-stage sequencing of sleep-onset REM periods in MSLT predicts treatment response in patients with narcolepsy., Journal of sleep research, 25, (2), 2016, p203-210Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Drakatos P, Higgins S, Duncan I, Bridle K, Briscoe S, Leschziner GD, Kent BD, Williams AJ., The utility of respiratory inductance plethysmography in REM sleep scoring during multiple sleep latency testing., Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 230, 2016, p1-4Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Pengo MF, Ratneswaran C, Berry M, Kent BD, Kohler M, Rossi GP, Steier J., Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Blood Pressure Variability in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea., Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 18, (11), 2016, p1180-1184Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Gildeh N, Drakatos P, Higgins S, Rosenzweig I, Kent BD., Emerging co-morbidities of obstructive sleep apnea: cognition, kidney disease, and cancer., Journal of thoracic disease, 8, (9), 2016, pE901-E917Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Kent BD, McNicholas WT, Ryan S., Insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus in obstructive sleep apnoea., Journal of thoracic disease, 7, (8), 2015, p1343-1357Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Gaoatswe G, Kent BD, Corrigan MA, Nolan G, Hogan AE, McNicholas WT, O'Shea D., Invariant Natural Killer T Cell Deficiency and Functional Impairment in Sleep Apnea: Links to Cancer Comorbidity., Sleep, 38, (10), 2015, p1629-1634Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Kent BD, Steier J., A brief history of fluid and sleep., American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 191, (11), 2015, p1219-1220Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Garvey JF, Pengo MF, Drakatos P, Kent BD., Epidemiological aspects of obstructive sleep apnea., Journal of thoracic disease, 7, (5), 2015, p920-929Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Kent BD, Lane SJ, van Beek EJ, Dodd JD, Costello RW, Tiddens HA., Asthma and cystic fibrosis: a tangled web., Pediatric pulmonology, 49, (3), 2014, p205-213Journal Article, 2014, DOI
• Pallin M, O'Hare E, Zaffaroni A, Boyle P, Fagan C, Kent B, Heneghan C, de Chazal P, McNicholas WT., Comparison of a novel non-contact biomotion sensor with wrist actigraphy in estimating sleep quality in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea., Journal of sleep research, 23, (4), 2014, p475-484Journal Article, 2014, DOI
• Kent BD, Grote L, Bonsignore MR, Saaresranta T, Verbraecken J, Lévy P, Sliwinski P, Tkacova R, Kvamme JA, Fietze I, Hedner J, McNicholas WT, European Sleep Apnoea Database collaborators., Sleep apnoea severity independently predicts glycaemic health in nondiabetic subjects: the ESADA study., The European respiratory journal, 44, (1), 2014, p130-139Journal Article, 2014, DOI
• Taylor CT, Kent BD, Crinion SJ, McNicholas WT, Ryan S., Human adipocytes are highly sensitive to intermittent hypoxia induced NF-kappaB activity and subsequent inflammatory gene expression., Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 447, (4), 2014, p660-665Journal Article, 2014, DOI
• Kent BD, Grote L, Ryan S, Pépin JL, Bonsignore MR, Tkacova R, Saaresranta T, Verbraecken J, Lévy P, Hedner J, McNicholas WT., Diabetes mellitus prevalence and control in sleep-disordered breathing: the European Sleep Apnea Cohort (ESADA) study., Chest, 146, (4), 2014, p982-990Journal Article, 2014, DOI
• Zaffaroni A, Kent B, O'Hare E, Heneghan C, Boyle P, O'Connell G, Pallin M, de Chazal P, McNicholas WT., Assessment of sleep-disordered breathing using a non-contact bio-motion sensor., Journal of sleep research, 22, (2), 2013, p231-236Journal Article, 2013, DOI
• Kent BD, Garvey JF, Ryan S, Nolan G, Dodd JD, McNicholas WT., Severity of obstructive sleep apnoea predicts coronary artery plaque burden: a coronary computed tomographic angiography study., The European respiratory journal, 42, (5), 2013, p1263-1270Journal Article, 2013, DOI
• Kent BD, Lane SJ., Twin epidemics: asthma and obesity., International archives of allergy and immunology, 157, (3), 2012, p213-214Journal Article, 2012, DOI
• Kent BD, McNicholas WT, Verbraecken J., Disturbed sleep and COPD outcomes: cart meets horse., Sleep medicine, 13, (5), 2012, p453-454Journal Article, 2012, DOI
• Fitzgerald DB, Kent BD, Garvey JF, Russell A, Nolan G, McNicholas WT., Screening for diabetes mellitus in patients with OSAS: a case for glycosylated haemoglobin., The European respiratory journal, 40, (1), 2012, p273-274Journal Article, 2012, DOI
• Kent BD, Eltayeb EE, Woodman A, Mutwali A, Nguyen HT, Stack AG., The impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and smoking on mortality and kidney transplantation in end-stage kidney disease., American journal of nephrology, 36, (3), 2012, p287-295Journal Article, 2012, DOI
• Kent BD, Mitchell PD, McNicholas WT., Hypoxemia in patients with COPD: cause, effects, and disease progression., International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 6, 2011, p199-208Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Chong SG, Kent BD, Fitzgerald S, McDonnell TJ., Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria in a general respiratory population., Irish medical journal, 107, (7), 2014, p207-209Journal Article, 2014, DOI
• Kent BD, Ryan S, McNicholas WT., Obstructive sleep apnea and inflammation: relationship to cardiovascular co-morbidity., Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 178, (3), 2011, p475-481Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Kent BD, Ryan S, McNicholas WT., The genetics of obstructive sleep apnoea., Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 16, (6), 2010, p536-542Journal Article, 2010, DOI
• Kent BD, Lane SJ., Lung cancer--perceptual barriers to cure., Irish medical journal, 103, (8), 2010, p229Journal Article, 2010, DOI
• Kent B.D., McNicholas W.T., Ambulatory investigation of sleep-disordered breathing, Breathe, 8, (2), 2011, p107 - 112, p107-112Journal Article, 2011, DOI
• Overview of basic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in OSA in, European Respiratory Monograph Vol 50, European Respiratory Society, 2010, pp340 - 359, [Kent BD, McNicholas WT]Book Chapter, 2010
• Sleep Disorders. in, editor(s)Mayur Bodani, Rafey Faruqui, Nirul Agrawal , Oxford Textbook of Neuropsychiatry. , Oxford University Press. , 2020, [Leschziner GD, Kent BD]Book Chapter, 2020
• Sleep Disordered Breathing. in, editor(s)Jonathan Cousins, Christopher Bouch , Core Topics in Anaesthesia for the Morbidly Obese Surgical Patient. , Cambridge University Press, 2019, [Kent BD, Steier JS]Book Chapter, 2019
• The genetics of obstructive sleep apnoea. in, editor(s)Michael Murray, Mark Babayatski, Monica Giovanni , ACP Clinical Genomics. , McGraw-Hill, 2013, [Kent BD, Ryan S, McNicholas WT]Book Chapter, 2013
• Questionnaires in Respiratory Sleep Medicine. in, editor(s)Anita Simonds, Wilifred de Backer , ERS Handbook of Respiratory Sleep Medicine. , European Respiratory Society , 2012, [Kent BD, McNicholas WT]Book Chapter, 2012
• Stapleton T., Norris L., Clancy K., O Gorman A., Bannan C., Kent B., Conlon P., Nadajaran P., Kerr C., Connolly D., Outcomes of a fatigue management intervention for people with post COVID-19 condition., American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation., 103, (5), 2024, p410 - 417Journal Article, 2024, DOI , TARA - Full Text

My research interests include: . How patient behaviours influence disease activity and responses to medical therapy. In particular, how adherence to prescribed treatment can modify outcomes in chronic respiratory and sleep disorders. . The use of biomarkers to guide disease management in people with difficult and severe asthma. . Real world outcomes with targeted biological therapies in severe asthma. . Interactions between sleep disorders & respiratory disease (including COVID-19) in disease outcomes and patient-reported symptom burden. . The clinical management of hitherto under-investigated sleep disorders, including Non-REM sleep parasomnias. . The use of anti-eosinophil biologic agents in the treatment of Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis.

• American College of Chest Physicians
• Irish Sleep Society
• European Respiratory Society
• British Thoracic Society
• Irish Thoracic Society
• American Thoracic Society
• British Sleep Society

• Secretary, Irish Sleep Society 2021
• Section editor on Sleep Disorders, Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 2016-2019
• Section editor on Sleep Disorders, Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 2016-2019
• Chief Editor-elect, Breathe September 2021
• Chief Editor-elect, Breathe September 2021
• Secretary, Irish Sleep Society 2021