Tag: Sleep Problems: Apnea
Link Between Sleep Apnea, Incident Stroke Examined for Blacks, Whites
Among Whites, high OSA risk, provider-diagnosed sleep apnea, and PAP treatment linked to increased risk for incident stroke
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Bladder Pain/Interstitial Cystitis
Women with OSA have higher median Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index, Interstitial Cystitis Problem Index
Higher Adherence to Plant-Based Diet Linked to Reduced Apnea Risk
Inverse associations seen for higher adherence to plant-based diet, healthy plant-based diet, provegetarian diet with OSA risk
Philips Suspends U.S. Sales of CPAP, Ventilator Machines After Recall
Untreated Apnea Patients Often Employ Strategies to Avoid Sleepiness
Individuals using more than three strategies more likely to feel sleepy while driving, have more reported accidents
Adenotonsillectomy No Aid for Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children
However, improvements seen for behavior, symptoms, quality of life, and blood pressure with mild sleep-disordered breathing
Higher CPAP Adherence Tied to Reduction in Cardiovascular Events
Findings seen for individuals with established cardiovascular disease and obstructive sleep apnea
Ventilatory Burden Can Assess Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Ventilatory burden can also predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality
Risk for Death, Cardiovascular Death Lower for OSA Patients Using CPAP
Reduction seen in low-density coronary artery plaque volume with CPAP and with use of CPAP and GLP-1-mediated weight loss
Company Reaches $479 Million Settlement Over Defects in CPAP Machines
The machines were recalled in June 2021 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration