Aging effects on sleep are important to consider for the practicing pulmonologist due to the
increase in prevalence of major respiratory disorders as well as the normal changes that …

This paper reviews the characteristics of sleep disorders found in people at a greater risk of
dementia: the elderly adult, patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and those with …

Importance More than 70% of patients with resistant hypertension have obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA). However, there is little evidence about the effect of continuous positive airway …

Vitamin D is a hormone that interacts with intranuclear receptors to effect transcriptional
changes in many cell types including those in gut, bone, breast, prostate, brain, skeletal …

Purpose The present study attempted to characterize the phenotype of men and women of
different ages with a laboratory diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using …

Older adults have reduced sleep quality compared with younger adults when sleeping at
habitual times and greater sleep disruption when their sleep is at adverse times. The …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether healthy aging is associated with increased sleepiness
and whether healthy older adults experience more sleepiness when acutely sleep deprived …

Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic insomnia are two common
sleep disorders and both are considered independent risk factors for heart disease. The aim …

Sleep‐disordered breathing is much more prevalent in elderly people than in middle‐aged
or young populations, but its clinical significance in this age group is unclear. This study …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder characterized by
repetitive episodes of airflow cessation resulting in brief arousals and intermittent …