The sleep medicine community has increasingly recognized the necessity that clinical care
be based on high-quality levels of evidence. Although research supports a favorable …

Sleep medicine services have already undergone several disruptive changes related to new
diagnostic and treatment technologies for the management of obstructive sleep apnea …

Abstract Study Objectives:(1) To determine the efficacy of automatically adjusted positive
airway pressure (APAP) with a comfort feature (A-Flex) at reducing apneas and hypopneas …

Nocturnal noninvasive ventilation (NNV), the provision of ventilatory assistance via a
noninvasive interface mainly during sleep, has assumed an important role in the …

Background: The simplest method of initiating and maintaining therapeutic continuous
positive airways pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has not been …

Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the primary treatment of sleep-disordered breathing
including obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and sleep-related hypoventilation …

The term sleep-disordered breathing encompasses the full spectrum of sleep-related
respiratory disturbances. Sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBD) represent the subset …

Several treatment options are available for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS),
including various types of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, oral appliances, surgery …

CPAP is the first-line treatment for moderate to severe OSA syndrome. Up to 25% of patients
with OSA syndrome discontinue CPAP treatment due to side effects. Unintentional leakage …

Heart failure (HF) is a life-threatening disease and is a growing public health concern.
Despite recent advances in pharmacological management for HF, the morbidity and …