Objective: Sleep apnea (SA), a common sleep disorder, can significantly decrease the
quality of life, and is closely associated with major health risks such as cardiovascular …

The detection of sleep apnea is critical for assessing sleep quality. It is also a proven
biometric in diagnosing cardiovascular and other diseases. Recent studies have shown that …

Pulse oximeters are routinely used in various medical-grade and consumer-grade
applications. They can be used to estimate, for example, blood oxygen saturation …

Abstract Background and Objectives Automatic detection of breathing disorders plays an
important role in the early signalization of respiratory diseases. Measuring methods can be …

Screening and assessment for obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) has
attracted growing attention to improve the life of patients with sleep apnea. The gold …

Background and Objective: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) poses health risks linked to
hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. However, the time-consuming and …

Objective: To evaluate whether detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) provides information
that improves the diagnostic ability of the oximetry signal in the diagnosis of paediatric sleep …

Intensity of respiratory cortical arousals (RCA) is a pathophysiologic trait in obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) patients. We investigated the brain oscillatory features related to respiratory …

Polysomnography (PSG) recordings provide comprehensive physiological data to diagnose
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common breathing disorder. OSA severity is usually …

Background The improvement in sickle cell anemia (SCA) care resulted in the emergence of
a large population of adults living with this disease. The mechanisms of lung injury in this …