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 …

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

Conclusion Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are the most common life-
threatening and debilitating diseases in the industrialized world. However, the incidence …

Synchronization of molecular, metabolic, and cardiovascular circadian oscillations is
fundamental to human health. Sleep-disordered breathing, which disrupts such temporal …

Sleep dramatically influences cardiovascular regulation. Changes in sleep duration or
quality as seen in sleep disorders may prevent blood pressure to fall during sleep as …

Considerable progress has been made regarding the interactions between sleep and
cardiovascular diseases1–3. Historically, a number of abnormalities have been linked with …

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 …

A body of epidemiologic and clinical evidence dating back to the early 1960s establishes the
relationships between sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Individuals with …

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death among adults in developed
countries. An increase in prevalent cardiovascular risk factors (eg, obesity, hypertension and …

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