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Feb 21, 20241 min read
Morning DBP May Be Independently Associated With Severity of OSA in Non-Hypertensive Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
OSA is one of the acknowledged risk factors for HT. Our findings indicate that morning DBP was associated with the severity of disordered...
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Feb 12, 20241 min read
Diet and exercise in the management of OSA and cardiovascular disease risk
Lifestyle changes and weight loss are cornerstones of OSA therapy. Few studies have examined the role of changes in diet quality or...
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Feb 5, 20241 min read
OSA is Associated With Early but Possibly Modifiable Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers Changes
This cross-sectional observational study documented that SCI patients affected by OSA show (i) lower CSF Aβ42 levels which are associated...
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Jan 25, 20241 min read
Sleep and Physiological Dysregulation: A Closer Look at Sleep Intraindividual Variability
This study investigated the associations between sleep IIV and cortisol diurnal rhythm, as well as an index of multi system physiological...
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Jan 23, 20241 min read
Night-to-night variability in OSA using peripheral arterial tonometry: a case for multiple night testing
To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the NNV for peripheral-arterial tonometry (Watch-pat). We found a similar NNV...
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Jan 19, 20241 min read
The effect of fluid overload on sleep apnoea severity in haemodialysis patients
The key finding of this study was that ESRD patients with sleep apnoea had a mean total body ECFV 2.6 L greater than those without sleep...
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Jan 17, 20241 min read
Opioids and obstructive sleep apnea
Animal studies suggest that opioids inhibit hypoglossal motor-neuron and genioglossal muscle activity and induce upper air-way...
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Jan 12, 20241 min read
Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology in the hippocampus and brainstem of people with OSA
The present study investigated the extent of AD-like neuropathology in autopsy tissue from the hippocampus and brain-stems of 34...
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Jan 8, 20241 min read
Primary aldosteronism is highly prevalent in patients with hypertension and moderate to severe OSA
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is considered a contributing factor to the development of hypertension and is especially associated with...
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Jan 4, 20241 min read
Role of common hypnotics on the phenotypic causes of OSA: paradoxical effects of zolpidem
These findings challenge the concept that hypnotics reduce central drive to pharyngeal and other inspiratory muscles during sleep. Thus,...
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Jan 2, 20241 min read
SDB and metabolic comorbidities across sex and menopausal status in East Asians: the Nagahama Study
This study concluded that metabolic comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, metabolic syndrome and obesity were...
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Dec 29, 20231 min read
Treatment for patients with sleep apnea on opioids for chronic pain: results of the OpSafe trial
Over 50% of participants on opioids for chronic pain from the OpSafe Trial with newly diagnosed sleep apnea declined attendance for sleep...
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Dec 21, 20231 min read
Strategies to improve patient care for OSA: a report from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Sleep-Disordered Breathing Collaboration Summit
The prevalence of diagnosed OSA is a serious public health problem in the U.S. With workforce shortages expected in both primary care and...
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Dec 18, 20231 min read
Persistent OSA in obese children: does body position matter?
Obese children are more likely to have persistent OSA. The primary treatment for these children is noninvasive ventilation;however, the...
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Dec 13, 20231 min read
Equal effect of a noncustom vs a custom mandibular advancement device in treatment of OSA
In the present study, the effectiveness of a noncustom MAD was similar to that of a custom MAD in the treatment of patients with mild to...
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Dec 8, 20231 min read
Multimodal sleep, an innovation for treating chronic insomnia: case report and literature review
Insomnia is defined by difficulties in falling or maintaining sleep despite having the adequate opportunity for sleep and is associated...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read
Sleep bruxism is highly prevalent in adults with OSA: a large-scale polysomnographic study
This study demonstrated that nearly half of patients with OSA have co-morbid SB. Male sex, lower BMI, and a higher percentage of sleep...
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Nov 30, 20231 min read
Effect of CPAP treatment on ambulatory blood pressures in high-risk sleep apnea patients
CPAP therapy led to a modest improvement in blood pressure over 6 to 12 months, consistent with findings from prior trials of shorter...
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Nov 28, 20231 min read
The association between cataract and sleep apnea: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Cataract is a global issue of visual impairment in many places, especially in middle- and low-income countries. Finding a risk factor may...
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Nov 24, 20231 min read
OSA during rapid eye movement sleep in patients with diabetic kidney disease
Recent studies have shown that obstructive sleep apnea is associated not only with hyperglycemia but with actual diabetes-related...
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