Diving deeper on your sleep apnea diagnosis: Why differentiating central vs obstructive apnea is crucial to establishing the treatment plan

With the arrival of new sleep apnea treatment options, differentiating CSA vs OSA is crucial to establishing the treatment plan. Phrenic nerve stimulation, hypoglossal nerve stimulation, and ASV (among others) rely on classifying apnea and hypopnea events. Learn about how advances in home sleep testing help you look further than AHI, including differentiation of CSA vs OSA. We will then dive deeper into a novel treatment option for patients with predominant central sleep apnea.

Speakers:
Alan Schwartz, MD, Adjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Kara DupuyMcCauley, MD, Sr. Associate, Consultant, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic