Sleep-related breathing disorders are highly prevalent in patients with established
cardiovascular disease. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects an estimated 15 million adult …

Sleep apnea is highly prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease. These disordered
breathing events are associated with a profile of perturbations that include intermittent …

Scientific investigations in the past few decades have supported the important role of sleep
in various domains of health. Sleep apnea is a highly prevalent yet underdiagnosed sleep …

Opinion statement Obstructive sleep apnea is a highly prevalent disease that often goes
undetected for many years before diagnosis. Although most patients seek treatment to …

Experimental approaches directed at addressing these issues are limited by several
considerations. First, the close association between obesity and OSA often obscures …

Over the past few decades, sleep apnea has emerged as an important potential etiologic
factor in a broad range of cardiac and vascular diseases. These disease conditions include …

ContextObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been increasingly implicated in the initiation and
progression of cardiovascular diseases. ObjectiveTo systematically review the interactions …

Sleep-disordered breathing <Emphasis Type="Italic">Implications for the pathophysiology
and management of cardi Page 1 REPRINTS Virend K. Somers, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic, 200 …

Cardiovascular disease has been the leading cause of death since 1900 every year except
1918 (influenza epidemic), and approximately one-third of all deaths from cardiovascular …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review the clinical evidence for a relationship between
obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, and …