You may have heard of sleep apnea. It’s a common disorder that affects about 39 million American adults. But you may not be familiar with its cousin, hypopnea ...

Hypopnea is related to sleep apnea and is a part of the same family of sleep disorders. In hypopnea, there is a decrease of airflow for at least 10 seconds in respirations, a 30-percent reduction in ...

This new study investigated a potential link found that apnea hypopnea index during the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep stage was associated with hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is a scale that tells whether you have a sleep disorder called apnea and, if so, how serious it is. Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing for 10 seconds or more while ...

The role of atrial overdrive pacing (AOP) in sleep apnea remains uncertain. We prospectively evaluated the effect of AOP after 24 hours and after one month in patients with the obstructive sleep apnea ...

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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) notified its members of the indefinite suspension of the requirement for accredited sleep centers to score hypopneas in adult patients according to the 3% ...