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ReviewSleep medicine2026

Sleep apnoea and its consequences: from animal models to precision medicine.

Raphael Heinzer, Jean-Louis Pepin, Silke Ryan, Claire Arnaud, Margaux Blanchard, Rene Cortese, Carolina Lombardi, Oren Cohen, Adrien Waeber, Martino Pengo and 7 more

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Review in Sleep medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Raphael HeinzerCenter for Investigation and Research in Sleep (CIRS), Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland.
Jean-Louis PepinUniversité Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble, France.
Silke RyanSchool of Medicine, University College Dublin, Ireland; Pulmonary and Sleep Disorders Unit, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Claire ArnaudUniversité Grenoble Alpes, INSERM U1300, CHU Grenoble Alpes, HP2, Grenoble, France.
Margaux BlanchardEcole Supérieur D'Electronique de l'Ouest, Angers, France.
Rene CorteseDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
Carolina LombardiIstituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Sleep Disorders Center and Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Oren CohenDepartment of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Adrien WaeberCenter for Investigation and Research in Sleep (CIRS), Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland.
Martino PengoDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
Yuksel PekerKoc University School of Medicine, Koc University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Jordi de BatlleGroup of Translational Research in Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova i Santa Maria, IRBLLEIDA, Lleida, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain.
Walter T McNicholasSchool of Medicine and the Conway Research Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland; Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital Group, Dublin, Ireland.
Winfried RanderathBethanien Hospital, Institute of Pneumonology, University of Cologne, Solingen, Germany.
Frederic GagnadouxNational Competence Center for Rare Diseases, Narcolepsy, Idiopathic Hypersomnia and Kleine-Levin Syndrome, France; Pneumology and Sleep Medicine Department, Angers CHU, Angers, France; Inserm 1083, UMR CNRS 6015, MITOVASC, Angers University, 49000, Angers, France.
Ali AzarbarzinDivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Manuel Sanchez-de-la-TorreCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain; Group of Precision Medicine in Chronic Diseases, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos. IDISCAM. Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain. Electronic address: sanchezdelatorre@gmail.com.

Funding

p16 Cellular Senescence and Vascular Dysfunction in Sleep ApneaR01HL169266 · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · 2025 to 2025
$750k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL169266
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A European Respiratory Society research seminar entitled "Sleep Apnoea and Its Consequences: From Animal Models to Precision Medicine" was held in January 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal. It provided an in-depth analysis of the current landscape and future directions in OSA research, integrating recent findings from metabolomics, animal models, clinical predictors of cardiometabolic consequences of OSA, artificial intelligence (AI), and advances in diagnostic algorithms. This article presents a narrative review of the seminar's key discussions and conclusions. The limitations of current randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in assessing OSA treatment, such as low adherence and patient selection bias (e.g., absence of sleepiness or severe hypoxemia), were critically discussed. The expert panel recommended the use of real-world data, including patients commonly seen in clinical practice, and the use of digital tools for real-time monitoring of adherence and side effects. The concept of platform "disease-focused" trials was discussed as a more efficient and adaptable research design that could allow clinical trials to be more representative of the general OSA population and to compare CPAP with emerging treatments such as new drugs, devices and lifestyle interventions to gain a broader understanding of effective management strategies. The seminar concluded that a multifaceted approach to OSA research that leverages the strengths of animal models, advanced AI, metabolomics, and improved diagnostic algorithms is needed to gain deeper insights into the mechanisms of OSA and its treatment response. This new approach, coupled with new "platform" clinical trial designs, could contribute to improved outcomes in patients with OSA.

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Precision MedicineSleep Apnea, ObstructiveSleep Apnea SyndromesAnimalsContinuous Positive Airway PressureDisease Models, AnimalHumansCardiovascular riskPhenotypePrecision medicineSleep apneaTreatment

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PMID41547323
PMCPMC13085600

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