June 24th 2024
ADA 2024. Adults with OSA and obesity receiving tirzepatide had improvements in sleep apnea severity and systolic blood pressure compared to placebo.
Treatment of Sleep Apnea: To Cut May Not Always Be To Cure
March 2nd 2008How effective is upper airway surgery in treating obstructive sleep apnea? The fallout from the growing obesity epidemic includes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. Although OSA may be considered a "specialty disease" (managed by pulmonologists, sleep specialists, otolaryngologists, and bariatric surgeons), the primary care physician bears the brunt of providing ongoing care.
Systolic Hypertension: A Guide to Optimal Therapy
March 2nd 2008Systolic hypertension is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke, and end-stage renal disease. Nonpharmacological interventions for systolic hypertension include limitation of dietary sodium and alcohol intake along with weight reduction and aerobic exercise.
Weakness: Guidelines for a Cost-Effective Workup
December 1st 2007The differential diagnosis of generalized weakness is enormous; it includes disorders at all levels of the neur-axis. A variety of electrophysiological, pathological, radiographic, and other laboratory studies may be indicated depending on the specific diagnostic possibilities; costs can be controlled if such investigations are selected judiciously.
ACG: Sleep and Quality of Life Suffer with Nighttime GERD
October 17th 2007PHILADELPHIA -- Half of all patients with nighttime symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease have sleep problems and such patients also score lower on quality of life measures, including mental and physical function, according to studies reported here.
Frequent Nocturnal Dialysis Offers Cardiac and Other Benefits
September 18th 2007CALGARY, Alberta -- Nocturnal dialysis at home six times a week markedly reduced left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with end-stage renal disease compared with conventional treatment, according to a preliminary study.
New Blood Pressure Measurement Technologies: What Role in Your Practice?
September 1st 2007Current evidence suggests that out-of-office blood pressure measurements and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring are better predictors of cardiovascular risk than routine office measurements. Is it time to make greater use of automated devices in my practice?