Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, weight-loss surgery was linked to reduced risk for heart ...

"Obstructive sleep apnea affects 40 million adults in the United States and is associated with an increased complication risk among patients undergoing surgery," said Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, PhD, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with obstructive sleep apnea and obesity, weight-loss surgery conferred lower risk for major adverse ...

Bariatric surgery, also called weight-loss or metabolic surgery, was associated with a 42% lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including heart failure, heart attack, stroke, and ...

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, an accreditor of more than 6,700 ambulatory sites nationwide, has updated its recommendations for treating surgical patients with obesity and ...

In patients with moderate-to-severe OSA and obesity, metabolic surgery lowers risk for incident MACE and death. Metabolic surgery is associated with a significantly lower risk for incident major ...

A new Australian study has found that a simple saline nasal spray could help many children breathe and sleep better, potentially avoiding the need for ...

The pauses in breathing can last a few seconds or minutes, and typically end with a snort or a choking sound. There are three main types of sleep apnea. As the name suggests, obstructive sleep apnea ...

Learn the key differences between obstructive and nonobstructive HCM, including how your specific diagnosis can impact ...