When engineers from Australia-based Compumedics developed the Somté, they knew cardiology was likely to play a growing role within sleep medicine. With this in mind, they developed a Holter-type sleep system that earned a 2006 Frost & Sullivan award for Technology Leadership. Combining home sleep diagnostics with the optional capability for Holter ECG monitoring and pulse … [Read more...] about Somté Features Holter-Type Sleep System
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Compumedics Home Sleep Testing System Selected for Use in US National Institute of Health (NIH)-Sponsored Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Sleep Study
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Compumedics USA, Inc. (CMP.ASX) today announced its new Somte® PSG portable sleep-testing systems were chosen as part of a major new study to further investigate the link between sleep disorders and cardio-vascular disease in various ethnic and racial populations. Somte® PSG was chosen because of its ability to record complex sleep studies in the home … [Read more...] about Compumedics Home Sleep Testing System Selected for Use in US National Institute of Health (NIH)-Sponsored Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Sleep Study
Positional Apnea in a 73-Year Old Male with Atrial Fibrillation
This is the case of a 73-year old male who was diagnosed by the local heart institute with atrial fibrillation. The patient was under outpatient care of both a cardiologist and family doctor. Bedpartner interview did not report a history of snor- ing nor any history of breathing difficulties during the night. However, the patient reported awakening nightly around 0300 to 0400 … [Read more...] about Positional Apnea in a 73-Year Old Male with Atrial Fibrillation
Volume 2.3 : Jun-Jul 2007
Testing Restless Leg Syndrome OSA in Men with Type 2 Diabetes Sleep Disturbance in Autistic Youth Fatigue in Patients with OSAS treated with CPAP Night Shift Work, Sleep Duration and Risk of Parkinson’s Sleepy Heart and Hearty Sleep: Sleep Disorders and Cardiovascular Diseases - V. Gopichandran, S. Suganya and K. P. Misra HTML PDF It was 40 Years Ago … [Read more...] about Volume 2.3 : Jun-Jul 2007