Sleep Disorders News

Low levels of serum estrogen and progesterone in middle-aged women were linked to a higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea symptoms, according to a population-based study published in PLOS ONE.

An updated American Heart Association checklist that now includes sleep health metrics showed about 80% of U.S. adults have low to moderate CV health, with lowest scores occurring in the areas of diet, physical activity and BMI.

Ongoing continuous positive airway pressure use in the first year after starting therapy was associated with lower risk for all-cause mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to research published in Chest.

One year after diagnosis, 12.6% of acute respiratory distress syndrome survivors in South Korea received a new diagnosis of insomnia, researchers reported in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Among adults with COPD, poorer sleep quality may contribute to risk for future exacerbations, according to new data published in Sleep.

Pediatric melatonin consumption in the United States has risen more than fivefold since 2012, with related hospitalization increasing as well, according to data published Thursday in MMWR.

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in May.

Patients with CVD are 40% to 80% more likely to have comorbid obstructive sleep apnea, which in severe cases can cause them to stop breathing hundreds of times a night.

Patients with HF who received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator that detected severe sleep apnea may be two- to threefold more likely to experience an atrial fibrillation episode, according to a new analysis of DASAP-HF data.

Men with overweight or obesity and moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea receiving CPAP assigned to undergo an interdisciplinary weight loss and lifestyle intervention had improved outcomes and health-related quality of life.