Obstructive sleep apnoea is an increasingly common disorder of repeated upper airway
collapse during sleep, leading to oxygen desaturation and disrupted sleep. Features include …

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

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) adversely affects multiple organs and systems, with
particular relevance to cardiovascular disease. Several conditions associated with OSA …

ContextExcess body weight is positively associated with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB),
a prevalent condition in the US general population. No large study has been conducted of …

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a disease of increasing importance because of its
neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. Abnormalities in the anatomy of the pharynx …

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder whose prevalence is linked to an epidemic of
obesity in Western society. Sleep apnea is due to recurrent episodes of upper airway …

There is a strong relationship between obesity and the development of obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA). Respectively, bariatric surgery is often touted as the most effective option for …

4. Dr. Gregory Kaltsas MD FRCP (Lon) is a Professor in General Medicine and
Endocrinology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He was …

A 43-year-old man presents with heavy snoring; his bed partner reports that he sometimes
stops breathing while he sleeps. He has hypertension controlled by medication but is …

OBJECTIVE: Limited evidence suggests bariatric surgery can result in high cure rates for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the morbidly obese. We performed a systematic review …