Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is thought to affect almost 1 billion people worldwide. OSA
has well established cardiovascular and neurocognitive sequelae, although the optimal …

Respiratory rate is a fundamental vital sign that is sensitive to different pathological
conditions (eg, adverse cardiac events, pneumonia, and clinical deterioration) and stressors …

Introduction: This guideline establishes clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis
of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults and is intended for use in conjunction with other …

Polysomnography refers to a systematic process used to collect physiologic parameters
during sleep. A polysomnogram (PSG) is a procedure that utilizes electroencephalogram …

Summary The publication of “The Sleep Apnea Syndromes” by Guilleminault et al. in the
1970s hallmarked the discovery of a new disease entity involving serious health …

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Sleep Apnea Definitions Task Force
reviewed the current rules for scoring respiratory events in the 2007 AASM Manual for the …

Objectives Scoring laboratory polysomnography (PSG) data remains a manual task of
visually annotating 3 primary categories: sleep stages, sleep disordered breathing, and limb …

Importance Unrecognized obstructive sleep apnea increases cardiovascular risks in the
general population, but whether obstructive sleep apnea poses a similar risk in the …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an underdiagnosed condition characterized by recurrent
episodes of obstruction of the upper airway leading to sleep fragmentation and intermittent …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterised by recurring episodes of upper airway
obstruction during sleep and the fundamental abnormality reflects the inability of the upper …