1. Review the clear relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension. 2. Discuss the cardiac consequences of sleep apnea, including coronary heart disease, heart failure, and different dysrhythmias. 3. Understand that sleep disorders beyond obstructive sleep apnea, such as insufficient sleep itself, may have an impact on the cardiovascular system. 4. Appreciate the potential benefi...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: OSAS: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome; OSAHS: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome; BMI: Body Mass Index; AHI: Apnea Hypopnea Index; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; UPPP: Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; UARS: Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome; RERAs: Respiratory Effort Related Arousals; CAPSO: Cautery Assisted Palatal Stiffening Operation

premature or anemic infants who undergoing hernia repair operation had more chance to have postoperative complications such as apnea as compared with full-term infants. the incidence of respiratory complications among noted infants is more than 30% and postoperative apnea was most common complication among them. in one study, investigators found that gestational and postconceptional age, the pr...

introduction: the berlin questionnaire (bq) is a common tool to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (osa) in the general population, but its application in the clinical sleep setting is still challenging. the aim of this study was to determine the specificity and sensitivity of the bq compared to the apnea-hypopnea index obtained from polysomnography recordings obtained from a sleep clinic in ir...

Over the past five decades, obstructive sleep apnea has been noted as a prevalent symptom in adults with escalated health conditions like stroke, obesity, high blood pressure, cardiovascular complications and chronic kidney diseases; to mention but few. Apnea hypopnea index (AHI) is average number of or events which occur during complete cycle per hour. It measure determining severity apnea, wh...

We investigated the frequency of cardiac arrhythmias in patients suspected of having sleep apnea, and related them to the severity of apnea, snoring, and nocturnal hypoxemia. We prospectively studied 458 patients who had nocturnal polysomnography which included objective measurement of snoring (quantified by the number of snores per hour of sleep [snoring index (SI)] and maximum nocturnal sound...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Obstructive sleep apnea is a common disorder. Despite reports of its role as a risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality, only a few investigators have examined the optimal treatment of patients during this vulnerable period. Recognition of obstructive sleep apnea during conscious sedation or in the perioperative period is important to prevent the occurrence of adv...

OBJECTIVE Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by repetitive obstruction of the upper airways, and it is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. There have been several studies demonstrating low levels of nitric oxide in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome compared with healthy controls. In this study, we hypothesized that reduced nitric oxide levels would result in h...

SIR—We read with interest the letter by Kim et al. describing their experience with apnea and hernia repair in infants (1). We have also performed a retrospective audit, and given the paucity of published data, wish to present our findings which reinforce many of Kim et al.’s conclusions. The aim of our audit was to determine risk factors for spinal anesthesia failure and postoperative apnea. A...