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Aug 1, 20241 min read
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with narcolepsy
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of patients with narcolepsy to examine the effects of the COVID-19 out- break on...
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Jul 30, 20241 min read
Efficacy of a patient decision aid for improving person-centered decision-making by older adults with obstructive sleep apnea
In the context of a feasibility study, we evaluated a program (Decide2Rest) to promote a person-centered approach to making OSA treatment...
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Jul 25, 20241 min read
Association of obstructive sleep apnea risk with depression and anxiety symptoms in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
In this clinic-based study of women with PCOS performed at a large academic center, we found that being high risk for OSA is indeed...
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Jul 23, 20241 min read
Impact of sleep disordered breathing on short-term post-operative outcome after elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective observational study
Identifying high-risk patients remains a major challenge in coronary surgery. Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is one of the most common...
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Jul 18, 20241 min read
Obstructive sleep apnea in older adults: geographic disparities in PAP treatment and adherence
This analysis of a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older with OSA suggests substantial variation in...
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Jul 16, 20241 min read
The beneficial impact of cardiac rehabilitation on obstructive sleep apnea inpatients with coronary artery disease
Numerous mechanisms associated with endurance exercise training have a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system. Examples of such...
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Jul 9, 20241 min read
The treatment of mild OSA with CPAP or mandibular advancement device and the effect on blood pressure and endothelial function after one year of treatment
CPAP or MAD treatment for individuals with mild OSA did not improve BP parameters and overall PAT variables after 6 months and 1 year in...
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Jul 4, 20241 min read
Incidence and duration of common early-onset adverse events in randomized controlled trials of solriamfetol for treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea and narcolepsy
In general, the common early-onset TEAEs reported during week 1 were similar between participants with OSA and participants with...
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S-Med
Jul 2, 20241 min read
Sleep apnea and recurrent heart failure hospitalizations after coronary artery bypass grafting
In this analysis of patients who underwent a nonemergent CABG, at a mean follow-up of 3.3 years approximately 10% of the patients had at...
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S-Med
Jun 27, 20241 min read
Smart polymer implants as an emerging technology for treating airway collapse in obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot (proof of concept) study
The implantable magnetic polymer produced endoscopically apparent airway movement when stimulated by an external magnetic force. However,...
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Jun 25, 20241 min read
A randomised controlled trial of CPAP versus non-invasive ventilation for initial treatment of obesity hypoventilation syndrome
In those with recently diagnosed OHS, this project found that CPAP and Bi-level PAP had similar rates of treatment failure and provided...
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S-Med
Jun 20, 20241 min read
Titration studies overestimate continuous positive airway pressure requirements in uncomplicated obstructive sleep apnea
In this study, we found that mean pressure recommendations from manual CPAP titration polysomnograms were higher than the mean 90th/95th...
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S-Med
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Adaptive servo ventilation for central sleep apnoea in heart failure: SERVE-HF on-treatment analysis
The OT analysis of the SERVE-HF trial shows that the increase in cardiovascular mortality seen in patients randomised to ASV in the ITT...
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S-Med
May 30, 20241 min read
Obstructive sleep apnea predicts 10-year cardiovascular disease–related mortality in the Sleep Heart Health Study: a machine learning approach
In this study, we developed a random forest model on a population with OSA to assess its ability to calculate the risk of CVD mortality...
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May 28, 20241 min read
Accuracy of sleep bruxism scoring based on electromyography traces of different jaw muscles in individuals with obstructive sleep apnea
Within the limitations of this study, we concluded that polysomnography with bilateral masseter or temporalis electromyography traces...
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May 23, 20241 min read
The predictive value of photogrammetry for obstructive sleep apnea
This study suggested that a prediction model based on photo-graphic measurements was capable of identifying individuals with and without...
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May 21, 20241 min read
High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in pregnant women with class III obesity: a prospective cohort study
We identified OSA in 37% and 50% of women with class III obesity in the second and third trimesters, respectively. These results provide...
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May 16, 20241 min read
Patients with epiglottic collapse showed less severe obstructive sleep apnea and good response to treatment other than continuous positive airway pressure: a case-control study of 224 patients
In this study, we performed a case-control analysis of patients with and without epiglottic collapse. The clinical characteristics and...
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May 14, 20241 min read
Association between septal deviation and OSA diagnoses: a nationwide 9-year follow-up cohort study
The prevalence of OSA was significantly higher in the SD group compared with the control group. This result was more pronounced as the...
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May 10, 20241 min read
Cluster-derived obstructive sleep apnea phenotypes and outcomes at 5-year follow-up
We identified three distinctive OSA phenotypes with particular clinical implications: two predominantly male clusters, differentiated by...
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