Obstructive Sleep Apnea

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Positive airway pressure therapy may delay cognitive decline in adults with obstructive sleep apnea, but more research is needed, according to a systematic review published in Neurology.

Sleep breathing sounds recorded via smartphone yielded fair prediction of obstructive sleep apnea, researchers reported in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery.

CHICAGO — In this video, Sheila Tsai, MD, a sleep medicine physician at National Jewish Health in Denver, discusses how to screen, diagnose and treat obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome.

Patients with more severe obstructive sleep apnea, measured by the apnea-hypopnea index, were more likely to have incident venous thromboembolism, researchers reported in Chest.