Sleep Apnea

New data show that few Americans get a good night’s sleep, despite an abundance of literature showing the benefits of one.

Addressing modifiable risks through lifestyle management is crucial for primary and secondary prevention of atrial fibrillation, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

Suicide risk is higher at night than any other time of day, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Researchers found no significant variation in this risk by method, month or demographic characteristics.

Two key measures of sleep apnea — nocturnal hypoxemia and mean oxygen saturation — were associated with increased mortality risk for patients with advanced kidney disease, according to this study.

Older adults covered by Medicare with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea have significantly higher medical costs each year compared with healthy adults, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Losing tongue fat was associated with improvements in sleep apnea severity, a recent study showed. The findings suggest that tongue fat could be a new therapeutic target for sleep apnea treatment, according to researchers.

Researchers found that the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy was lower in patients with sleep apnea who were compliant with continuous positive airway pressure therapy, according to a retrospective cross-sectional review.

Published research suggests, due to sex differences in kidney function, women may gain more renal benefits from sleep apnea treatment than men.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes and venous thromboembolism have an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, which in turn increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, obstructive sleep apnea and — again — venous thromboembolism, according to data published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Sleep duration was found to be a significant predictor of cardiometabolic risk factors and cerebrovascular disease mortality as well as cancer mortality.