Increasingly, pulmonologists are called on to assist in the evaluation and treatment of
patients with suspected sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). In that role, they are …

ACCUMULATING EVIDENCE OVER THE PAST 15 YEARS HAS LINKED SLEEP-
DISORDERED BREATHING TO EXCESS MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. Not surprisingly …

The International Classification of Sleep Disorders, Second Edition (ICSD-2) classifies sleep-
related breathing disorders into 3 basic categories: central sleep apnea syndrome …

Arguments over the definition of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)
have still not been satisfactorily resolved. As a result, robust estimates of the prevalence of …

We examined 129 patients recruited from two sleep clinics to study the sleep apnea
syndrome (SAS), defined by the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)≥ 10. Information was …

Background and purpose: Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Hypopnea Syndrome
(OSAHS) are the two most common sleep disorders, and both have significant associated …

Sleep apnea is an entity characterized by repetitive upper airway obstruction resulting in
nocturnal hypoxia and sleep fragmentation. It is estimated that 2%–4% of the middle-aged …

Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is characterized by repetitive
episodes of airflow reduction (hypopnea) or cessation (apnea) due to upper airway collapse …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common and underdiagnosed medical
condition characterized by recurrent sleep-dependent pauses and reductions in airflow …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a well recognized cause of excessive sleepiness;
however, the relation of sleepiness to mild sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), which affects …