Atrial Fibrillation: What Puts You at Risk and How to Avoid It.
Age, obesity, height and sleep apnea are among the risk factors for AFib. By Konstantinos N. Aronis, M.D. and Erin Michos, M.D., M.H.S. Nov. 30, 2016, at 6:00 a.m. As the most common electrical problem that disrupts the beating of the heart, atrial fibrillation carries health risks that can lead to strokes and even a greater risk of death. InPart 1 of this two-part series, we discussed the problems associated with atrial fibrillation and how to treat it. Here, in Part 2, we discuss risk factors that can lead to atrial fibrillation and how to prevent it. What Are Risk …
The Nuts and Bolts of Scoring Apneas and Hypopneas
Published on April 7, 2001 Respiratory events are divided into two categories: apneas and hypopneas, in which airflow is substantially or partially reduced Respiratory disturbances during sleep have traditionally been divided into two categories: apneas and hypopneas. Noting the associations between four polysomnographic signal channels allows a distinction to be made between apneas and hypopneas and among different types of apneas and hypopneas. One channel is referred to as an airflow channel, channels #2 and #3 are referred to as thoracic and abdominal “effort” or movement channels, and the fourth channel is a recording of oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry. …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Common in Type 1 Diabetes.
Miriam E Tucker | June 08, 2015 BOSTON — Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in people with type 1 diabetes and is associated with abnormal glycemia and microvascular complications but not body mass index (BMI), a new study finds. The data were presented June 7, 2015 here at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2015 Scientific Sessions by Laurent Meyer, MD, an endocrinologist at Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France. The link between type 1 diabetes and OSA has been reported in three previous small trials, but this study of 90 adults with type 1 diabetes is the largest such trial to date …
Women are being under-diagnose for sleep apnea.
Posted: Nov 03, 2016 7:03 PM CDT Updated: Nov 03, 2016 7:49 PM CDT By Erin Fitzsimonds By Lindsay Iadeluca Western Mass News – WGGB/WSHM SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Sleep apnea can effect both men and women of any age. A doctor from Baystate Health recently discovered that the condition is largely under-diagnosed in women. Dr. Karin Johnson is the Medical Director of the Baystate Sleep Program where she and her colleges are conducting a research project on hundreds of women to study the sleep conditions they face. It is known that women have a different breathing pattern at …
Struggle with sleeping? Cut out alcohol for six weeks
Even one glass of wine in the evening can be enough to affect sleep quality Mon, Nov 14, 2016, 14:00 Jamie Ball The long-term effects of alcohol on sleep are rather devastating, such that deep sleep almost disappears in alcohol-addicted people. The experts seem to agree: what defines the connection between nutrition and sleep is a lack of sufficiently thorough, long-term research on how one is proven, rather than assumed, to affect the other. But the consensus extends to the two cheerleaders in the “Please Avoid” camp – caffeine and alcohol – after which, opinions will differ. “Caffeine not …
Engineer in crash had undiagnosed sleep apnea.
MICHAEL BALSAMO AND DAVID KLEPPER ASSOCIATED PRESS The engineer of a speeding commuter train that slammed into a station, killing a woman, suffered from sleep apnea that had gone undiagnosed, two U.S. officials told the Associated Press on Wednesday. One official said investigators are looking at it as a potential cause. The officials, who were briefed on the investigation, spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the matter. They said the engineer, 48-year-old Thomas Gallagher, was diagnosed with sleep apnea after the Sept. 29 crash in Hoboken, the officials said. Sleep …
Woman jailed for causing Kidderminster nurse’s death in crash ‘suffered from sleep disorder’
PUBLISHED: November 14, 2016 9:41 am A woman who killed another motorist and seriously injured his passenger after potentially falling asleep at the wheel has been jailed. Stuart Frost Shirley Glover’s Volvo XC60 veered onto the wrong side of the A450, near Kidderminster, smashing head-on into an MG3, killing driver Stuart Frost. Glover, aged 50, had failed to notify the DVLA that she suffered with obstructive sleep apnoea, a condition that can cause tiredness. She had been diagnosed in 2014 and was given medical advice to avoid driving when tired. She should also have contacted the DVLA as her …
This Election Had Medical Consequences—And I Gave Them a Name
Published on November 14, 2016 A sleep disorder specialist coins the term “Election Dysthymia” to describe her patients who couldn’t sleep because of the election and the anxieties that underlay it, reports The Daily Beast. More times than I can count, I instructed my patients to discontinue watching politics or news well before bedtime, to disengage from their social media feeds and to create a sanctuary free of politics and media in order to regain some solace. Too many people were becoming both sleep deprived and angry or irritated and anxious at just the times they need to be able …
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