AHA Statement Addresses Impact of Childhood OSA on Heart Health
Main risk factor for OSA in childhood is obesity; families and health care professionals should be counseled regarding this link.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Raises Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
Experts Younghoon Kwon, MD, MS, FACC, and Richard J Castriotta, MD, FCCP, FAASM, discuss the connections between obstructive sleep apnea and sudden cardiac death.
Adolescent Boys With High BMI Are at Risk for Moderate to Severe OSA
Adolescent boys with a higher BMI, adenotonsillar hypertrophy, and sleep-disordered breathing have an increased risk for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
VA/DoD Provides Screening Algorithm, Management Pathway for Insomnia and OSA
The VA/DoD clinical practice guideline offers a paradigm shift for treating veterans with chronic insomnia or obstructive sleep apnea.
Lack of Knowledge on Idiopathic Hypersomnia Often Leads to Misdiagnosis
A survey of health care providers found a lack of knowledge on idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) among physicians, and that the disorder is often misdiagnosed. We spoke with Richard Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM, associate clinical professor at the University of the South Carolina School of Medicine about IH and criteria for diagnosing this sleep disorder.
Solriamfetol Improves Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Solriamfetol, a dopamine-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, improves excessive daytime sleepiness in OSA regardless of primary OSA therapy adherence.
Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to More Influenza Hospitalizations
There may be increased hospitalization risk from influenza infection in patients with obstructive sleep apnea who do not use continuous positive airway pressure.
Treatment Improves Chronic Pain Outcomes Associated With Poor Sleep
A systematic scoping review examines the literature about the influence of sleep disorders and disturbance on pain outcomes among US veterans with chronic nonmalignant pain.
Novel Rx Device for Sleep Apnea, Snoring Gets FDA Approval
The eXciteOSA device is used while the individual is awake and provides electrical muscle stimulation through a mouthpiece that sits around the tongue.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Increased Mortality Risk and Viral Spread
Researchers reviewed COVID-19 literature to determine the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and adverse COVID-19 outcomes.
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