Atrial fibrillation, the LEGACY study, and obstructive sleep apnea
The LEGACY study found that weight loss improved both symptoms and cardiac arrhythmias in persons with atrial fibrillation.Medscape discusses the findings of the LEGACY trial here:http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/841515 (for registered users of Medscape)Here is a link to the article's abstract: http://content.onlinejacc.org/article.aspx?articleID=2196400I wonder how much of the improvement in atrial fibrillation came from the treatment (by weight loss) of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea???There is strong evidence for a relationship between OSA and atrial fibrillation. Control of obstructive sleep ap...
Source: sleepdoctor - March 23, 2015 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: blogs
Sleep-disordered breathing symptoms among African-Americans in the Jackson Heart Study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22841028 (Source: sleepdoctor)
Source: sleepdoctor - March 9, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: blogs
Sleep Apnea – NOT for Men Only!
Below is another guest blog post. One clarification I would like to make to the guest articleby Alex Smith is that the increased frequency of night-time urination seen with OSA is often due to increased urine production (for an explanation, seehttp://www.thoracicandsleep.com.au/latest-news/115-obstructive-sleep-apnoea-osa-and-urinating-at-night )Michael Rack, MD-----------------------------------------------------------------Doctors and patients alike are beginning to realize that sleep apnea in women is more common than previously thought. Men remain statistically more likely to develop obst...
Source: sleepdoctor - October 23, 2012 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: blogs
prn MSLT's
A doctor asked on the AASM message board about prn (as needed) MSLT ' s. In his sleep medicine group, doctors sometimes order a nocturnal polysomnogram to evaluate for OSA, with instructions to the technicians to perform an MSLT if OSA is not found. < br / > < br / > < em > < span style= " color:#006600; " > Should the practice of " prn " MSLT be abandoned? Is it a bad idea? < br / > < /span > < /em > < br / > Here is my answer to the the doctor ' s question? < br / > < br / > yes and yes. < br / > < br / > If you think someone has narcolepsy/idiopathic hypersomnia it is reasonable to order a psg/MSLT with instructions t...
Source: sleepdoctor - June 27, 2010 Category: Sleep Medicine Tags: narcolepsy obstructive sleep apnea polysomnography Source Type: blogs
