A study of hospitalized cardiac patients is the first to show that effective treatment with positive airway pressure therapy reduces 30-day hospital readmission rates and emergency department visits in patients with both heart disease and sleep apnea. The results underscore the importance of the ‘Stop the Snore‘ campaign of the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project, a collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, … Continue reading First ever study shows treating sleep apnea reduces cardiac patients hospital readmission.