Experimental approaches directed at addressing these issues are limited by several
considerations. First, the close association between obesity and OSA often obscures …

These practice parameters are an update of the previously-published recommendations
regarding the indications for polysomnography and related procedures in the diagnosis of …

Since the inception of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society heart failure (HF) guidelines in
2006, much has changed in the care for patients with HF. Over the past decade, the HF …

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Sleep Apnea Definitions Task Force
reviewed the current rules for scoring respiratory events in the 2007 AASM Manual for the …

ContextObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been increasingly implicated in the initiation and
progression of cardiovascular diseases. ObjectiveTo systematically review the interactions …

Background The Canadian Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Patients with Central
Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure trial tested the hypothesis that continuous positive airway …

Sleep apnea occurs in 5% to 10% of the general population, regardless of race and
ethnicity. 1 By contrast, in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), its prevalence …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea subjects the failing heart to adverse hemodynamic and
adrenergic loads and may thereby contribute to the progression of heart failure. We …

Abstract The International Classification of Sleep Disorders, Second Edition (ICSD-2)
distinguishes 5 subtypes of central sleep apnea syndromes (CSAS) in adults. Review of the …

Central sleep apnea (CSA) is characterized by a lack of drive to breathe during sleep,
resulting in repetitive periods of insufficient ventilation and compromised gas exchange …