Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often associated with hypertension and other
cardiovascular diseases. Blood pressure (BP) variability is part of the assessment of …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and often has devastating
consequences for affected individuals in terms of chronic disability. Traditional risk factors …

A wide range of clinical consequences may be associated with obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) including systemic hypertension, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary hypertension …

Poststroke atrial fibrillation (AF) represents up to 1 of 4 overall AF cases in acute ischemic
stroke. Current guidelines recommend oral anticoagulation for every ischemic stroke patient …

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a highly prevalent condition, and is associated with
many debilitating chronic diseases. The role of untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in …

Wake-up strokes (WUS) are strokes with unknown exact time of onset as they are noted on
awakening by the patients. They represent 20% of all ischemic strokes. The …

Patients, who wake up with an ischemic stroke, account for a large number of the total stroke
population, due to circadian morning predominance of stroke. Currently, this subset of …

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) can be a sequela of stroke caused by vascular injury to
vital respiratory centers, cerebral edema, and increased intracranial pressure of space …

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability affecting nearly 800,000
people in the United States every year. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is found in over 60 …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. The human brain is
extremely sensitive to hypoxia, ischemia, and glucose depletion. Impaired delivery of …