Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients who have undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) are twice as likely to relapse as those who are diagnosed with SDB, according to research published in the International Journal of Cardiology and Vascular Biology. Patients having Atrial Fibrillation catheter ablation (OSA-AF) at a Dutch center from December 2018 to February 2020 were included…
A joint venture between the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society has awarded Girardin Jean-Louis Ph.D., director of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences, with this year’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award for his work in fostering successful academic careers….
We know that in the absence of treatment, sleep apnea can have a devastating effect on a patient’s well-being. Polysomnography is the current gold standard for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea, but it is time-consuming, expensive, and difficult to get. There are also difficulties in the primary care setting in identifying obstructive sleep apnea. Patients will…
