Researchers found unadjusted mean Sleep Apnea Scale of the Sleep Disorders Questionnaire scores, as well as scores high enough to represent likely OSA, were similar in patients with generalized vs focal epilepsy.
The use of CPAP alone does not appear to improve hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea.
Combined palatal and tongue surgery reduces the number of apnea and hypopnea events in adults with obstructive sleep apnea for whom conventional therapy has failed.
Patients with obstructive or central sleep apnea experienced improvements in apnea-hypopnea index following treatment with acetazolamide.
The use of intensive lifestyle intervention for weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes has been shown to reduce the overall severity of obstructive sleep apnea.
Obstructive sleep apnea may represent another important variable contributing to increased risk related to COVID-19.
Continuous positive airway pressure was effective for preventing cardiovascular disease in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Patients with sleep-disordered breathing were more likely to have impairments in free fatty acid metabolism than those without sleep-disordered breathing.
In patients who have experienced an ischemic stroke, obstructive sleep apnea severity has been positively associated with 3-month poststroke depression.
Sleep-disordered breathing and fragmented sleep are associated with higher levels of fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c in black adults.
