Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common breathing disorder in sleep in
which the airways narrow or collapse during sleep, causing obstructive sleep apnea. The …

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a challenging medical problem due to its prevalence, its impact
on quality of life and performance in school and professionally, the implications for risk of …

Rationale: Current therapies for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are limited by insufficient
efficacy, compliance, or tolerability. An effective pharmacological treatment for OSA is …

Background In the classic model of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), respiratory events
occur with sleep-related dilator muscle hypotonia, precipitating increased neural ventilatory …

Introduction The pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is multi-factorial and
complex. Varying OSA's pathophysiological traits have been identified, including pharyngeal …

Patients with central sleep apnea (CSA) have a lower quality of life and higher morbidity and
mortality. Phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) is a novel treatment for CSA that has been shown …

Obstructive and central sleep apnea affects~ 1 billion people globally and may lead to
serious cardiovascular and neurocognitive consequences, but treatment options are limited …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to review the recent literature on central apnea. Sleep
disordered breathing (SDB) is characterized by apneas (cessation in breathing), and …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common comorbidity in patients with heart
failure, although current evidence is equivocal regarding the potential benefits of treating …

Introduction The recent continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) crisis has highlighted
the need for alternative obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) therapies. This article serves to …