ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2024
REM sleep obstructive sleep apnoea.
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- Acetazolamide to prevent ventilatory drive withdrawal in REM sleep apnoea: a randomised controlled trial.Thorax · 2026Trial
- Daridorexant in severe obstructive sleep apnea: effects on sleep-disordered breathing and sleep.Sleep · 2026Trial
- A narrative review on the interplay between interstitial lung disease and obstructive sleep apnea: Mechanisms, clinical implications, and management strategies.Sleep medicine: X · 2026Review
- Causal effects of basal metabolic rate and adiposity on obstructive sleep apnea: univariable, multivariable, and bidirectional Mendelian randomization evidence.Future science OA · 2026Article
- Rapid eye movement-related obstructive sleep apnea: a physiological phenotype predicting favorable outcomes following palatal surgery.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Outcome of Targeted Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD).Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effect of melatonin treatment on oxidative stress-related parameters in REM sleep-deprived rats.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2026Article
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- Risk Factors, Symptom Burden, and Treatment Response in Pediatric REM-Predominant OSA: Evidence From the Childhood Adenotonsillectomy Trial.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Article
- Umbilical cord blood biomarkers of neuronal injury in sleep-disordered breathing during pregnancy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Sex differences in sleep architecture and nocturnal oxygenation across obstructive sleep apnea severity: an observational hospital-based study.Biology of sex differences · 2026Observational
- Physiological phenotypes of obstructive sleep apnea identified by cluster analysis: Association with type 2 diabetes.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2026Article
- Associations between REM-related respiratory disturbances, metabolic biomarkers, and memory impairment in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Sleep Apnoea Variability in Pacemaker Patients: A Women-Predominant Phenotype.European journal of clinical investigation · 2026Article
- Predictive value of the atherogenic index of plasma for incident hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- Redefining Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Multidimensional Phenotyping Beyond the Apnea-Hypopnea Index.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026Review
- Sex differences in obstructive sleep apnea: a population-based study from northeastern Germany.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Article
- The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional observational study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Mapping the landscape of OSA research: a scientometric comparison between otolaryngology and stomatology contributions.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2026Article
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Chung-Jansen Syndrome.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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Abstract
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) can occur in both rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep or be limited to REM sleep, when the upper airway is most prone to collapse due to REM sleep atonia. Respiratory events are usually longer and more desaturating in REM than in NREM sleep. The prevalence of REM OSA is higher in women than in men and REM OSA usually occurs in the context of mild-moderate OSA based on the apnoea-hypopnoea index calculated for the entire sleep study. Studies have highlighted some detrimental consequences of REM OSA; for example, its frequent association with systemic hypertension and a degree of excessive daytime sleepiness similar to that found in nonsleep-stage-dependent OSA. Moreover, REM OSA could increase cardiometabolic risk. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment aimed at preventing REM OSA should be longer than the 4 h usually considered as good compliance, since REM sleep occurs mostly during the second half of the night. Unfortunately, patients with REM OSA show poor adherence to CPAP. Alternative non-CPAP treatments might be a good choice for REM OSA, but data are lacking. This review summarises the available data on REM OSA and critically examines the weaknesses and strengths of existing literature.
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