Controversy persists about whether snoring can affect atherosclerotic changes in adjacent
vessels, independently of obstructive sleep apnea and other cardiovascular risk factors. This …

Objective Although there is a growing interest in the independent effect of snoring on carotid
atherosclerosis, few studies have observed the relationship between snoring and change in …

Previous studies have suggested that self‐reported snoring is associated with
atherosclerotic vascular diseases. However, the role of self‐reported snoring as an …

Abstract Study Objectives: Previous studies have suggested that snoring and obstructive
sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome may be important risk factors for the development of …

Objectives/Hypothesis A growing body of evidence indicates that primary snoring (PS) may
be the initial presentation of sleep‐disordered breathing and can adversely affect an …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a known risk factor for atherosclerosis. We investigated the
association of common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) with snoring sounds …

Background Snoring is often used as a surrogate measure for obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA), a sleep disorder associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Whether snoring …

Background Sleep-disordered breathing is a risk factor for stroke, but its association with
subclinical atherosclerosis remains controversial. Snoring and insomnia are frequently …

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea has increasingly been linked to cardiovascular
damage. More recently, the snoring component itself has been independently linked to the …

Background: We investigated the relation of self-reported snoring with carotid intima-media
thickness (IMT) and plaque in community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults. Methods …