Obesity is the most powerful risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and it is
essentially the only reversible one. OSA and obesity share common substrates, pathologic …

Background Previous studies have suggested that the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
may be an important risk factor for stroke. It has not been determined, however, whether the …

Objectives A large number of clinical observational studies have suggested that women
patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a higher presence of insomnia symptoms …

This book aims to provide a comprehensive and clear review of the current knowledge of the
relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular and metabolic …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is one of the leading respiratory disorders,
increasing the risk of cardiometabolic diseases. In the study, we investigated the association …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent episodes of partial (hypopnea)
or complete interruption (apnea) in breathing during sleep due to airway collapse in the …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common but still underrecognized disorder.
It affects 2% to 4% of middle-aged adults, a significant proportion of whom are female. The …

Study Objectives: Population surveys suggest the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) is high and increasing and that risk factors and outcomes differ between sexes. To …

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a recognised risk factor for hypertension (HT). The
current authors investigated confounders of this association in a sex-balanced community …

The first polysomnographic recordings with concomitant monitoring of cardiocirculatory
parameters demonstrated that obstructive apneas arising during sleep are accompanied by …