Abstract Study Objectives: To assess etiology of ischemic stroke in patients with obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) compared with controls. This information may aid in determining how …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and often has devastating
consequences for affected individuals in terms of chronic disability. Traditional risk factors …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with hypertension, atrial
fibrillation, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and diabetes. These disorders …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and stroke are frequent, multifactorial entities that share risk
factors, and for which case-control and cross-sectional studies have shown a strong …

Background and Purpose The literature indicates that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
increases the risk of ischemic stroke. However, the causal relationship between OSA and …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide [1]. 78% of strokes are first attacks
[2], and about 780,000 Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke each year, on …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke that is not
included in the usual cardioembolic risk assessments for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Abstract Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a common co-morbid condition in stroke patients.
It represents a very important risk factor for stroke in addition to the other established ones …

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been shown to be an independent risk
factor for ischemic stroke and may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) by up to fourfold …

Rationale: Although obstructive sleep apnea is associated with physiological perturbations
that increase risk of hypertension and are proatherogenic, it is uncertain whether sleep …