Breathing during sleep is often impaired in patients with atrial fibrillation. In the current edition of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106(10): 164 – 70), Thomas Bitter and his coauthors from the Ruhr University in Bochum investigate how often sleep-disordered breathing occurs in this form …

Truck crashes are a significant public health hazard causing thousands of deaths and injuries each year, with driver fatigue and sleepiness being major causes. A new study has confirmed previous findings that obesity-driven testing strategies identify commercial truck drivers with a high likelihood of obstructive sleep apnea …