Sleep, a vital process of human being, is carefully orchestrated by the brain and consists of
cyclic transitions between rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) sleep …

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has a long history of developing documents (eg,
decision pathways, health policy statements, appropriate use criteria) to provide members …

Aims Apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI), the universal clinical metric of sleep apnoea severity,
poorly predicts the adverse outcomes of sleep apnoea, potentially because the AHI, a …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the most common and serious sleep‐related
breathing disorders with a high prevalence among patients with cardiovascular (CV) …

Few randomized controlled trials have evaluated the effectiveness of continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) in reducing recurrent vascular events and mortality in poststroke …

Animal studies have demonstrated an increase in BP with repeated upper airway closure
and intermittent hypoxia. 25–28 Studies of human subjects have demonstrated increased …

Abstract Study Objectives The effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on
mediators of cardiovascular disease and depression in women with obstructive sleep apnea …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of mortality worldwide, accounting
for nearly 18 million deaths per year. Among other considerations, treating CVDs requires …

Background Suboptimal adherence to CPAP limits its clinical effectiveness in patients with
obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Although rigorous behavioural interventions improve CPAP …

Results Among the 180 patients (mean age 54 years, 37% women, 39% with diabetes, 49%
CKD with mean eGFR 18±7 ml/min per 1.73 m 2), 71% had sleep apnea (AHI> 5) and 23 …