Among normotensive patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and a dipping blood pressure (BP) pattern, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) prevented increases in BP over a 3-month ...

During CPPB with severe airway obstruction end-expiratory occlusion pressure may exceed applied PEEP (autopeep). Alveolar pressure may then exceed airway pressure throughout expiration. This study ...

Persistent exhaustion is often blamed on stress, workload, or poor sleep, but a growing body of research points to something ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with sleep apnea who used positive airway ...

Scientists have developed a faster method for measuring the elasticity of airway walls, a property that can reveal important information about respiratory health. The technique, reported in the ...

Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep. Untreated, those with sleep apnea stop breathing repeatedly during their sleep. This can ...

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Beyond disrupting sleep, untreated OSA is linked to serious health risks, including high blood pressure, heart disease, ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep apnea.Central sleep ...