Tag: obstructive sleep apnoea

The link between atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnoea

Obstructive sleep apnoea and atrial fibrillation (AF) have presented many challenges, including identifying which patients need to be assessed for obstructive sleep apnoea and...

Treating sleep apnoea in pacemaker patients improves AF therapy

This video has been sponsored by LivaNova. Sleep apnoea is a major chronic disease that can have cardiovascular consequences. Around 40–50% of people with atrial...

Positional OSA device obtains national reimbursement in the Netherlands

NightBalance, a Netherlands-based company developing obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) therapies, has announced that the Dutch National Health Care Institute (ZIN) issued a positive recommendation...
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New obstructive sleep apnoea diagnostic guidelines favour polysomnography and HSAT

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) have published new guidelines on diagnostic testing for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in adults. The new...