by Michael Morgenstern, MD | Nov 5, 2015 | cpap, obstructive sleep apnea, treatment
Treating sleep apnea may improve heart function in individuals with heart failure. The heart serves as a muscular pump to provide blood carrying oxygen to the entire body. It’s function can be measured by ejection fraction, a measure of the volume of blood pumped out...
by Michael Morgenstern, MD | Nov 3, 2015 | sleep apnea in children
Treatment in children with OSA depends on it’s cause. Ryan, an 11 year old is accompanied by his mother at a pediatric sleep specialists office for an evaluation of sleep apnea. He has symptoms of snoring at night and exhibits some daytime symptoms of disrupted sleep...