«Our study is the first to compare a novel, telemedicine -
based obstructive sleep apnea management pathway with in - person care,» said lead author Dr. Barry G. Fields, assistant professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and the Atlanta VA Medical Center.
Not exact matches
Based on data from the 1990s, the estimated prevalence of
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the United States is 10 percent for mild OSA and 3.8 percent to 6.5 percent for moderate to severe OSA.
The companion report was
based on a survey of 506 patients who are currently being treated for
obstructive sleep apnea.
A smattering of studies have linked the condition, known as
obstructive sleep apnea, to a host of serious health risks, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity and even accidents — but long - term, population -
based data on mortality overall have been lacking.
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Based on our findings, future studies are warranted to evaluate the utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea.»
A number of surgical interventions are available to help
obstructive sleep apnea patients open up the airway, by removing the tonsils or excess tissue at the back of the throat, or destroying tissue at the
base of the tongue with radiofrequency waves.
Faculty that are currently using the facility are pursuing groundbreaking biomedical research in such fields as biomedical devices, tissue engineering,
obstructive sleep apnea biomechanics also collaborating with several major New York City -
based hospitals.