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Sleep Apnea
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Hypoglossal nerve stimulation offers hope for pediatric Down syndrome patients with OSA
While Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) affects about five percent of the general pediatric population, 80 percent of children…
MADs show comparable blood pressure reduction to CPAP in hypertensive patients with sleep apnea
People with hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea were no less likely to see their blood pressure drop over…
BMI influences efficacy of nerve-stimulation treatment for sleep apnea, study finds
A nerve-stimulation treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that originally was approved only for people with body mass indexes…
Traditional overnight pulse oximeter readings may be insufficient to predict TC-MRBs, finds study
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers evaluated the predictive power of numerous sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) parameters,…
Cardiovascular health variances in women’s lifespan
Women’s cardiovascular disease risks and outcomes differ throughout the lifespan from those of men, according to a collection…
Is snoring related to high blood pressure?
A recent study published in the journal npj Digital Medicine explored the association between snoring and hypertension using…