Background There is a scarcity of published data on the global prevalence of obstructive
sleep apnoea, a disorder associated with major neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. …

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common clinical condition in which the throat
narrows or collapses repeatedly during sleep, causing obstructive sleep apnoea events. …

… Author links open overlay panel Jean Louis Pépin MD a , Patrick Leger MD a , Dan Veale
MD c a , Bruno Langevin MD b a , Dominique Robert MD a b , Patrick Lévy MD, PhD c a …

Impairment of cognitive executive functions previously has been suspected to occur in
association with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS), as suggested by some neuropsychological studies…

Effective compliance (time spent at the effective pressure) with nasal CPAP in obstructive
sleep apnea has been reported to be poor. The aim of our study was to evaluate effective …

Current techniques for investigating patients with suspected sleep disordered breathing are
inadequate. Not only are many of the tests expensive, but they are also cumbersome and …

Study objectives Low body weight in COPD patients is associated with worsening dyspnea,
reduced leg strength, and poor prognosis. Classical rehabilitation strategies are then limited …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality,
largely as a result of myocardial anomalies. Numerous mechanisms cause OSA-related …

The complexity of central breathing disturbances during sleep has become increasingly
obvious. They present as central sleep apnoeas (CSAs) and hypopnoeas, periodic breathing …

BACKGROUND OSA is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity. A
driver of this is metabolic dysfunction and in particular type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Prior …