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    HONOLULU — Women often have different presentations and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea compared with men and are offered treatment less often, according to a speaker at the CHEST Annual Meeting.“At every step of the way, the woman or the female is at a disadvantage,” Carolyn D’Ambrosio, MS, MD, FCCP, associate professor of medicine and vice chief for fellowship

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    A new ventilatory burden measure offers a potentially more effective alternative to AHI in assessing severity in sleep apnea patients.

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    HONOLULU — Young patients with obstructive sleep apnea faced heightened odds for major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events if they abused drugs, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.“Early screening of substance abuse in young OSA patients may reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE),” Laxman

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    HONOLULU — A new questionnaire, developed to predict obstructive sleep apnea in high-risk pregnancy, outperformed other diagnostic tools, according to a study presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting. “Underdiagnosed OSA can lead to a lot of complications, especially specifically in pregnancy, like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and preterm delivery,” Kristin N. Sheehan, MD,

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    • Research at #CHEST2023 showed DoISnorePreg, a new questionnaire for use in high-risk #pregnancy, predicted #OSA with a sensitivity of 89% and specificity of 43%. https://t.co/amBvDQhcph @accpchest

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    Obstructive Sleep Apnea - 7 month(s) ago

    Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder that affects more than 18 million Americans, and many of them do not even know they have it. People with OSA actually stop breathing while they are asleep—sometimes for more than a minute and as often as 60 times a night. What causes OSA? Doctors think that OSA is caused by the soft, fleshy tissue at the back of the throat (called the soft palate). […]

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    Severe obstructive sleep apnea raised the risk for hospital admittance with pneumonia and any infections compared with individuals who have normal breathing during sleep, according to results published in CHEST.“Severe obstructive sleep apnea and hypoxemia were independently associated with increased risk of hospitalization with pneumonia in a community-based sample of older adults,”

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