Obstructive Sleep Apnea Archives

Can Weight Loss/Lifestyle Intervention Effectively Address OSA?

By

Sheila Jacobs

June 17, 2022

In OSA, is combining usual care via CPAP with a weight loss/lifestyle intervention an effective approach for treating men with OSA who are overweight or obese?

AHS 2022

Comorbid Sleep Disorders More Common in Patients With Chronic Migraine

By

Maria Arini Lopez, PT, DPT

June 14, 2022

Researchers sought to assess the epidemiology of comorbid sleep disorders in patients with migraine.

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Sleep Disorders

Sulthiame May Be Effective for Treating OSA

May 11, 2022

Sulthiame (STM) appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Sleep Disorders

Weight Loss and Lifestyle Program Cuts Severity of Sleep Apnea

May 9, 2022

An interdisciplinary weight loss and lifestyle intervention is associated with clinically meaningful and sustainable improvements in OSA severity and health-related quality of life.

Stroke

OSA and Cognitive Impairment in Minor Ischemic Stroke

By

Ronald Goldberg

April 29, 2022

Is there a relationship between OSA and cognitive impairment in patients with minor ischemic stroke?

Sleep Disorders

Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis Do Not Have Higher Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

By

Sheila Jacobs

November 8, 2021

Researchers assessed the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with ankylosing spondylitis compared with matched control participants, and determined factors associated with OSA in patients with AS.

Sleep Disorders

SANDMAN trial finds BAY 2253651 Not Effective for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

By

Virginia A. Schad, PharmD, RPh

October 29, 2021

What did the SANDMAN trial find — and could a chemically altered follow-up to BAY 2253651 fill the void of pharmacological agents for treating OSA?

Pediatric Neurology

AHA Releases Scientific Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Health in Children and Adolescents

By

Brandon May

August 30, 2021

The American Heart Association (AHA) released a scientific statement summarizing the effects of obstructive sleep apnea on the cardiovascular health of children and adolescents, as well as the current best practices for diagnosis and evaluation of CVD-related complications of OSA.