Population-based epidemiologic studies have uncovered the high prevalence and wide
severity spectrum of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea, and have consistently found that …

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a common disorder in which repetitive apnoeas expose
the cardiovascular system to cycles of hypoxia, exaggerated negative intrathoracic pressure …

Background Sleep-disordered breathing is prevalent in the general population and has
been linked to chronically elevated blood pressure in cross-sectional epidemiologic studies …

ContextSleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and sleep apnea have been linked to
hypertension in previous studies, but most of these studies used surrogate information to …

The prevalence and related clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea–hypopnea (OSAH)
in the general population were estimated in a two-phase cross-sectional study. The first …

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea is the periodic reduction (hypopnoea) or cessation
(apnoea) of breathing due to narrowing or occlusion of the upper airway during sleep. The …

Objective: To assess whether sleep apnoea syndrome is an independent risk factor for
hypertension. Design: Population study. Setting: Sleep clinic in Toronto. Participants: 2677 …

Sleep disorders are frequent (18%–23%) and constitute a major risk factor for psychiatric,
cardiovascular, metabolic or hormonal co-morbidity and mortality. Low social status or …

The incidence of a cardiovascular disease (CVD) was explored in a consecutive sleep clinic
cohort of 182 middle-aged men (mean age, 46.8±9.3; range, 30–69 years in 1991) with or …

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea is associated with raised blood pressure. If blood
pressure can be reduced by nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP), such …