More than 80% of patients implanted with a transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation device for central sleep apnea had at least ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — There is a new procedure that can help people with central sleep apnea ditch the CPAP machine. And a local doctor performed the first of these surgeries in Louisiana this week. Dr.

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZOLL ® Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei company that manufactures medical devices and related software solutions, announced today that the United States Food and ...

HOUSTON -- Use of transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation (TPNS) was linked to a five-fold higher chance of better clinical outcomes for patients with central sleep apnea and heart failure, according to ...

Although there is limited evidence about this procedure, it can be used to treat congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) because it is a rare genetic condition, with around 1,000 cases ...

A new clinical practice guideline developed by a task force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides updated recommendations for the treatment of central sleep apnea. Available online as an ...

Breathing is an involuntary function that most people take for granted each day. However, for many around the world, this function becomes suddenly difficult when one has a phrenic nerve injury, ...