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Dr. Peter Farrell, ResMed Founder and Chairman , identifies key research findings that are shaping the field of sleep medicine today.

Dr. Peter C. Farrell PhD, DSc, AM is a graduate of the University of Sydney, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Washington, Seattle, and the University of New South Wales. More about Peter

Historical landmarks

Diagnosis
Screening by questionnaire

Home Diagnosis

All-cause mortality

Cardiovascular disease
General

  • CPAP therapy can reverse systolic and diastolic abnormalities in OSA sufferers as early as 3 months into therapy
    • Colish J, Walker J, Elmayergi N, Almutairi S, Alharbi F, Lytwyn M, Francis A, Bohonis S, Zeglinski M, Kirkpatrick I, Sharma S, Jassal D. Obstructive sleep apnea: Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on cardiac remodeling as assessed by cardiac biomarkers, echocardiography, and cardiac MRI. Chest 2012 141(3):674–81

Mortality

Hypertension

Drug Resistant Hypertension

Arteries

Arrhythmia

Stroke

Women and OSA

Metabolic syndrome

Diabetes

Perioperative management

Cancer

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Nocturia

Miscellaneous