Running title: Sleep disordered breathing evolution in the elderly. Abstract Limited and controversial data exist on the natural evolution of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in untreated individuals. This study examines the evolution of SDB over a three-year period in a community-based elderly sample. From the initial cohort of 854 healthy subjects aged 68.40.8 yr, 519 untreated subjects acce...

BACKGROUND Children rarely complain of symptoms associated with sleep disordered breathing (SDB). Paradoxical inward rib cage movement (PIRCM) during sleep might prove useful for detecting SDB. AIMS (1) To determine the correlation between the degree of PIRCM and other measures of disordered breathing during sleep. PIRCM occurs physiologically throughout rapid eye movement sleep in neonates, ...

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been associated with insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, and is frequently found in people with type 2 diabetes. SDB not only causes poor sleep quality and daytime sleepiness, but has clinical consequences, including hypertension and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In addition to supporting the need for further research into the links betwe...

Increased upper airways (UA) collapsibility has been implicated in the pathogeny of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). An increased UA instability during expiration has recently been shown in healthy subjects. The present study assessed UA collapsibility in SDB patients by applying negative pressure during expiration. Full-night polysomnography was performed in 16 subjects (all snorers) with a w...

Studies from the USA have reported that sleep apnoea is common in congestive heart failure (CHF), with Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) being the most frequent type of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in these patients. Within the present study, the authors sought to assess the prevalence and type of SDB among CHF patients in Germany. A total of 203 CHF patients participated in this prospective ...

OBJECTIVES Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is seen less frequently as a presenting complaint in children with sleep-disordered breathing than in adults. Instead, symptoms of hyperactivity are often described. We hypothesized that children with suspected sleep-disordered breathing (S-SDB) were both sleepier and more hyperactive than control subjects. Furthermore, we hypothesized that overnigh...

Over the past 2 decades, clinical and public health recognition of the importance of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and other sleep disorders has increased markedly. Findings from epidemiology studies, many of which were presented at the University of Pennsylvania–Hershey symposium (November 2007, ‘‘Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders: Clinical Implications’’) have been critical in identifying th...

Background: There is a significant burden of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in patients living with severe and complex obesity undergoing pre-bariatric surgery assessment. This longitudinal observational study evaluated the hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) this cohort therapeutic compliance commenced on positive airway pressure treatment.

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is of growing interest in cardiology because SDB is a highly prevalent comorbidity in patients with a variety of cardiovascular diseases. The prevalence of SDB is particularly high in patients with cardiac dysrhythmias and/or heart failure. In this setting, many patients now have implantable cardiac devices, such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrill...

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in childhood is linked with significant end-organ dysfunction across various systems, particularly with cardiovascular, neurocognitive and metabolic consequences. If we understand the pathophysiology of SDB, diagnose it promptly and treat appropriately, we may be able to prevent morbidity associated with SDB and also save health resources around the world. In th...