Kerns ES, et al. - Researchers investigated if obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is often seen in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), increases the risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among hemodialysis patients. They used a prospective cohort of 558 incident hemodialysis patients and applied Cox proportional hazards models controlling for traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. According to data, OSA was present in 66 incident hemodialysis patients (12%). Mean age (56 years) and percentage of males (56%) were identical in OSA and no-OSA groups. Findings revealed increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and SCD among incident hemodialysis patients with OSA.