International Congress Munich 2014

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Sleeping Beauty and Prince Charming: gender differences in sleep disordered breathing (SDB)

Symposium
Chairs: M.R. Bonsignore (Palermo, Italy), R.L. Riha (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are to:
- Present a state-of-the-art update on the physiology and pathophysiology of SDB in women and men;
- Present the current knowledge on how men and women differ in sleep apnoea and central apnoea;
- Increase the knowledge and understanding of the management of sleep apnoea in women throughout the lifecycle; and,
- Highlight deficiencies in our knowledge of the gender differences in SDB, with the aim of stimulating enquiry and research in this area.

Physiology of sleep and control of breathing in men and women M. Morrell (London, United Kingdom)
Sex differences in SDB from childhood to adulthood: epidemiology and implications E. Lindberg (Uppsala, Sweden)
Physiological states in the woman's life cycle: pregnancy, post partum and menopause T. Saaresranta (Turku, Finland)
Treatment of SDB in women F. Campos Rodriguez (Sevilla, Spain)