These recent reports regarding the very high general prevalence of SDB and factors that influence the relationship with hypertension prompt a reassessment of the clinical relevance regarding the association between OSA and hypertension, especially nocturnal hypertension, and the underlying mechanisms that may contribute to the development of a non-dipping nocturnal blood pressure profile in OSA patients. This topic is important in the context of the recent SAVE (Sleep Apnea Cardiovascular...

Our findings suggest that CBT-I may improve cognition among people with chronic HF and insomnia. Notably, the odds of improved self-reported cognition and less than 3 PVT-measured lapses in the CBT-I group were about twice the odds of improvement in the attention control condition, although there was only a significant group-time effect for the proportion with improvements in self-reported cognition. Although these findings must be interpreted cautiously and the study was not powered for the...

his study obtained sleep parameters and self-reported sleep status during both dPSG and tPSG. CPAP adherence in patients with OSA could be predicted by examining the changes in various indices with CPAP use. PSG evaluations demonstrated that CPAP adherence can be expected in patients who demonstrated improvements in AHI, sleep architecture, such as stage N1% and N3%, TST, sleep efficiency, and sleep latency with CPAP. These findings were correlated with self-reported sleep improvement. In...