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All articles tagged: Sleep apnea, unspecified (G47.30)

HealthDay 29 January at 07.24 PM

Philips Suspends U.S. Sales of CPAP, Ventilator Machines After Recall

Following a recall of millions of its breathing machines that began in mid-2021, Philips Respironics announced Monday that it would halt sales of all such machines within the United States.The machines include continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices used by people with sleep apnea, as well as ventilators used by other patients. <p

HealthDay 22 November at 04.27 PM

Sleep-Related Hypoxia Tied to Incident Atrial Fibrillation

Sleep-related hypoxia is associated with incident atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Heart Association.&nbsp;Catherine M. Heinzinger, D.O., from the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues examined the association between sleep-disordered breathing, hypoxia, and pulmon