7 Figure. Relationships between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), resistant hypertension, and refractory hypertension. RAAS indicates renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Considering that RfHT is, by ...

Sleepiness at the wheel is a significant contributing factor to motor vehicle accidents. A new analysis published in ...

The FDA approved the phase 2 Explore-OSA trial set to assess the highly selective aldosterone synthase inhibitor, ...

For patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), sleep surgery is associated with a significantly reduced risk for mo ...

There are many consequences of untreated OSA, and all of these are more likely with more-severe obstruction. Because people ...

Sleepiness at the wheel is a significant contributing factor to motor vehicle accidents. A new analysis published in ...

Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the clinical diagnostic criteria for pediatric OSA include the presence of one or more of the ...

The two most commonly recognized types of sleep apnea are obstructive and central sleep apnea. A third, less common type of sleep apnea is called complex sleep apnea. OSA is the most common form ...

Obstructive sleep apnea may have some surprising signs and symptoms of the condition. You may expect it in someone who is overweight, snores loudly, and repeatedly wakes up gasping out of sleep.

Estimated 54 million people suffer from obstructive sleep apnea in the U.S. including 30-50% of adults with hypertension, both conditions associated with excess morbidity and mortality ...

CPAP therapy, the traditional standard for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is universally despised by patients, resulting in abysmally low compliance rates. Recent studies show it also fails to ...

Radiofrequency ablation uses radio frequency energy to shrink the tissues in the airway. It is beneficial for minimally invasive procedures with a short recovery time. Full jaw surgery involves moving ...