Doctors favor treatment with continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines, researchers are slated to report this week at a meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Adobe stock June ...

The current study was a meta-analysis of 18 large, prospective, randomized, controlled studies with a total of 4146 patients. The included studies had "cardiovascular," "mortality," or "blood pressure ...

Using different oximeter devices for monitoring stable patients under NIV or CPAP may have an unpredictable effect on results and clinical decisions.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For changes in office blood pressure from baseline to 6 months, researchers found significant drops among those ...

Background:Therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) provides several benefits for patients with heart failure (HF) complicated by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, the effect on ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Thirty-eight percent of patients with IPF and OSA died, whereas this rate was 46% in patients with IPF only.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with mild sleep apnea. (No surprise there as symptoms were omnipresent.) CPAP machines seem incredibly uncomfortable. Are they the preferred gold standard even ...

Newly released Medicare national coverage determinations are set to reshape the home ventilation landscape for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The final determination of coverage ...

Superior Sensor Technology has added two new CP Series pressure sensors for positive airway pressure (PAP) devices used in sleep apnea, COPD, asthma and home ventilator applications. Based on the ...

June 9 (UPI) A clash is brewing between doctors and patients when it comes to treatment for sleep apnea in those with obesity, a new study reports. Doctors favor treatment with continuous positive ...