Importance Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common clinically significant
breathing abnormality during sleep. It is highly prevalent among patients with atrial …

Alcohol is popular in Western culture, supported by a perception that modest intake is
cardioprotective. However, excessive drinking has detrimental implications for …

Population-based epidemiologic studies have uncovered the high prevalence and wide
severity spectrum of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, and have consistently found that …

Sleep‐related disorders are most prevalent in the older adult population. A high prevalence
of medical and psychosocial comorbidities and the frequent use of multiple medications …

We will review the epidemiology, risk factors, and consequences of obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) and short/long sleep duration. Obstructive sleep apnea is a disease characterized by …

Obesity is the most powerful risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and it is
essentially the only reversible one. OSA and obesity share common substrates, pathologic …

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is primarily regarded as a male disorder, presenting with
snoring, daytime sleepiness and cardiovascular disease. We aimed to determine the …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive episodes of complete and
partial obstructions of the upper airway during sleep. The diagnosis of OSA requires the …

Obstructive sleep apnoea and central sleep apnoea/Cheyne-Stokes respiration are
collectively referred to as sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Rapidly accumulating evidence …

PURPOSE: To identify abnormalities in airway size and shape that correlate with the
presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This …