The prevalence of obesity has increased so rapidly over the last few decades that it is now
considered a global epidemic. Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, is …

Awareness of the importance of sleep-related disorders in patients with cardiovascular
diseases is growing. In particular, sleep-disordered breathing, short sleep time, and low …

Rationale: Partial neuromuscular transmission failure by acetylcholine receptor blockade
(neuromuscular blockade) or antibody-mediated functional loss (myasthenia gravis), even …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in extremely
overweight adolescents and to examine the effect of significant weight loss on OSA severity …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repeated episodes of
obstruction of the upper airway. Numerous studies have indicated a relationship between …

Background: The overlap syndrome, defined by concurrent existence of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is associated with poor …

Abstract Study Objectives: To explore age differences in the relationship between sleep
duration and mortality by conducting analyses stratified by age. Both short and long sleep …

The Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) is a common sleep-related
breathing disorder characterized by repetitive obstructions of the upper airway during sleep …

Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal analysis has received special attention of the researchers in
the recent past because of its ability to divulge crucial information about the …

Rationale: Studies of hypoglossal (XII) motoneurons that innervate the genioglossus muscle,
an upper airway dilator, suggested that the suppression of upper airway motor tone during …