Aging effects on sleep are important to consider for the practicing pulmonologist due to the
increase in prevalence of major respiratory disorders as well as the normal changes that …

The most striking feature of obstructive respiratory events is that they are at their most severe
and frequent in the supine sleeping position: indeed, more than half of all obstructive sleep …

… investigated patients with obesity and untreated, moderate to severe OSA (mean AHI 23.2/h)
with the additional co-morbidity of type II diabetes mellitus. The authors randomized 264 …

There have been limited studies of the validation of actigraphy for the determination of sleep
and wake in children and in this study we aimed to compare wrist actigraphy with …

… Dr O'Driscoll contributed to the data acquisition and interpretation of the data. Ms Foster
and Ms Patterson were research assistants on the project and contributed to the acquisition of …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly being recognized as a major health burden
with strong focus on the associated cardiovascular risk. Studies from the last two decades …

Background Excess body weight is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). The aim
of the systematic review was to establish whether weight loss via lifestyle interventions such …

Rationale: Patients with heart failure (HF) and Cheyne-Stokes respiration or periodic
breathing (PB) often demonstrate improved cardiac function when treatment with continuous …

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased sympathetic
activity and hypertension in adults. We tested the hypothesis that children with OSA also have …

… No patient had a history of diabetes mellitus or thyroid dysfunction. A total of 13 patients had
an AHI <5 events/h, 17 patients had an AHI between 5 and 20 events/h, and 20 patients had …