Single-center review links CPAP compliance to better survival in LVAD patients with OSA
Sleep Apnea Treatment Helps Heart Pump Patients Live Longer
This single-center retrospective review examines CPAP/BiPAP compliance versus noncompliance in patients who underwent LVAD implantation betw…
Wearing a sleep mask regularly can help heart pump patients stay alive longer.
ASVmv reduces nocturnal hypoxemic burden in AMI patients with sleep-disordered breathing
Early study links sleep treatment to less oxygen drop in heart attack patients
This ancillary analysis of a randomized controlled trial in 35 patients with first-time AMI and sleep-disordered breathing found that minute…
A new ventilator treatment for sleep apnea significantly reduced dangerous oxygen drops in heart attack patients, potentially limiting heart…
Meta-analysis finds global glymphatic impairment in sleep disorders versus healthy controls
Your brain needs to clean itself while you sleep
This meta-analysis of 2,315 patients with sleep disorders and healthy controls synthesized evidence on glymphatic function, measured by DTI-…
A new analysis of over 2,300 people finds that a wide range of sleep disorders share a common problem: a broken brain cleanup system.
Observational study finds autonomic dysfunction in idiopathic hypersomnia versus narcolepsy and controls
Do you feel exhausted all day? New data shows your heart may struggle when you stand up
This observational study assessed autonomic nervous system function in adults with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), type 1 narcolepsy (NT1), and…
People with idiopathic hypersomnia have hearts that race faster when standing and struggle to sweat properly, revealing hidden autonomic ner…
Network meta-analysis of acupoint stimulation therapies for primary insomnia in 7,628 patients
Acupuncture for Insomnia: Which Type Works Best?
This systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluated 14 acupoint stimulation therapies for primary insomnia involving 7,628 patients.
A major analysis of nearly 8,000 patients found that combining body acupuncture with electroacupuncture ranked highest for improving insomni…
Systematic review and meta-analysis of insomnia prevalence and risk factors in patients with coronary heart disease
Half of All Heart Disease Patients Can't Sleep — Here's Why That's Dangerous
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated insomnia prevalence and associated factors in 5,928 patients with coronary heart disease.
Half of all heart disease patients suffer from insomnia, a common but rarely treated condition linked to depression, anxiety, and diabetes.
CPAP adherence linked to improved atherogenic lipid profiles in adults with moderate-severe OSAS
Your CPAP Machine May Be Protecting Your Heart Too
A single-center cohort study of 104 adults with moderate-severe OSAS found that adherent CPAP therapy (≥4 h/night on ≥70% of nights) was ass…
More time with low oxygen at night worsens cholesterol balance, but CPAP therapy helps reverse this heart risk in sleep apnea patients.
Group-based TSC intervention mediates improvements in depression and anxiety via insomnia severity in adults with MDD
Did fixing sleep actually help depression, or was it just how patients felt about their rest?
This secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial examined 152 adults with major depressive disorder receiving a group-based Transdia…
Feeling like sleep improved drove the real gains in depression and anxiety, proving that how patients perceive their rest matters more than …
Inflammatory-metabolic indices show association with obstructive sleep apnea risk in observational cohorts
A simple blood test clue for sleep apnea risk
A cross-sectional observational study of a Chinese clinical cohort (n=300) and US NHANES participants (n=4,423) found several inflammatory-m…
New blood test scores may help spot sleep apnea risk in people who can't easily access overnight sleep studies.
Machine learning model using 15-item questionnaire shows high accuracy for obstructive sleep apnea screening
A Simple 15-Question Quiz Could Transform Sleep Apnea Diagnosis
A mixed-methods study of 4,036 participants found that a gradient boosting prediction model using a 15-item questionnaire achieved AUCs of 0…
This isn't just another online quiz—it's a smarter, data-driven screening tool that could help doctors identify a dangerous sleep disorder w…
Genetically predicted obstructive sleep apnea liability associated with increased myocardial infarction risk in Mendelian randomization analysis
Your Sleep Apnea May Be a Direct Threat to Your Heart
This Mendelian randomization analysis suggests a causal association between genetically predicted obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) liability an…
A new genetic study confirms sleep apnea directly raises your risk of a heart attack, proving the link is real and more complex than previou…
DISEDS improves polysomnographic outcomes in pediatric OSA, with greater effect in Trisomy 21
Surgery guided by sleep endoscopy improves breathing measures in children with sleep apnea
A meta-analysis of 41 observational studies in 3,404 pediatric OSA patients found DISE-directed surgery was associated with significant impr…
Surgery guided by sleep endoscopy improved breathing scores for over 3,400 children with sleep apnea, with even greater gains for those with…