Dr. Khayat is a Director at UCI Health. He specializes in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine, and adult critical care. Dr. Khayat's research addresses the mechanism of cardiovascular disease in sleep apnea and the impact of sleep disorders on the outcomes of patients with heart failure.
Generally, patients with sleep apnea on treatment have much less worry about cognitive decline than individuals who have undiagnosed or untreated sleep apnea.
UCI Health sleep medicine specialist Dr. Rami Khayat speaks to Healthline about the importance of sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment.