… Obstructive sleep apnoea is closely linked to the cluster of cardiovascular risk factors known
as “syndrome X” and the converse is also likely but has not yet been proved (“syndrome Z”). …

… 6 show that sleep apnoea constitutes an independent risk factor for hypertension. Multivariate
analysis of mortality data in patients with sleep apnoea showed that hypertension was a …

… sleep apnoea syndrome patients are at high risk of future cardiovascular disease from
factors other than obstructive sleep apnoea … risk from obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome. …

… However, atrial fibrillation is also a risk factor for central sleep apnoea 163–165, suggesting
that its association with OSAS may reflect a general effect of sleep apnoeas rather than …

… Risk factors for obstructive sleep apnoea probably act through one or more pathogenic
mechanisms. One or two of the pathogenic mechanism might predominate in each patient and …

… mortality in sleep apnoea is … risk factors and that the risk of mortality is particularly high in
young obese patients with severe sleep apnoea, together with our previous finding that sleep …

… all risk factors for severe COVID-19. We aimed to study if OSA is an independent risk factor
… Forest plots of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and the risk of hospitalisation due to COVID-…

… : Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality and is an independent risk factor for hypertension. Novel circulating cardiovascular risk …

… The alteration of craniofacial structures has been associated with obstructive sleep apnoea
(OSA). We hypothesised that: 1) a smaller mandible is a risk factor for OSA; and 2) the …

… nasal obstruction, whatever the cause, is a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
This factor is independent of other anthropometric factors. Its influence is less than that of …