Abstract Introduction Delta power is a known indicator of sleep drive and pressure. Non-REM delta increased in adults with sleep-disordered breathing, lowered by treatment continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Our purpose was to investigate the effect tonsillectomy adenoidectomy on children apnea. Here we report results from pilot study phase this project. Methods A retrospective performe...

Hypertension occurs in at least 70% of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is estimated to affect 11% (19.2 million) of the US adult population; CKD is associated with a large and disproportionate burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. CKD rivals diabetes mellitus as a coronary risk equivalent in veterans. Established risk factors for cardiovascular disease include left v...