The cardiovascular impact of obstructive sleep apnea in women: current knowledge and future perspectives

BK Parise, NL Ferreira, LF Drager - Sleep Medicine Clinics, 2023 - sleep.theclinics.com
In the last 3 decades, a considerable amount of evidence from basic, translational, and
clinical research demonstrated with reasonable consistency the impact of obstructive sleep …

Cardiovascular impact of obstructive sleep apnea: does gender matter?

R Jenner, G Lorenzi-Filho, LF Drager - Expert Review of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease characterized by recurrent upper
airway obstruction, intermittent hypoxemia and sleep fragmentation. OSA is considered to be …

Cardiovascular consequences of obstructive sleep apnea in women: a historical cohort study

T Kendzerska, RS Leung, CL Atzema, G Chandy… - Sleep medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective/Background Evidence on sex differences in the association between
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular outcomes is limited and controversial …

[HTML][HTML] Gender and cardiovascular impact of obstructive sleep apnea: work in progress!

LS Freitas, LF Drager - Journal of thoracic disease, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Weinreich (18), 2013 1,604 subjects (50.7% women). Apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) was
associated with CAC in men aged< 65 years and in women of any age. Doubling of the AHI …

The influence of sex on the sleep-cardiovascular disease relationship: a review

Z Nestor, S Siddharth, RY Baba, N Shah - Current Epidemiology Reports, 2015 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a chronic condition characterized by frequent episodes of
upper airway collapse during sleep that affects nocturnal sleep quality and often manifests …

Consequences of obstructive sleep apnea: cardiovascular risk of obstructive sleep apnea and whether continuous positive airway pressure reduces that risk

R Khayat, A Pleister - Sleep medicine clinics, 2016 - sleep.theclinics.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly recognized as an important modifiable risk
factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The prevalence of OSA in the United States is …

Obstructive sleep apnea: the elephant in the cardiovascular room

JP Bakker, B Sharma, A Malhotra - Chest, 2012 - journal.chestnet.org
Despite considerable advances in the relatively young field of sleep research, the
importance of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) remains underappreciated. A vast body of …

Cardiovascular effect and symptom profile of obstructive sleep apnea: does sex matter?

I Bouloukaki, C Mermigkis, M Markakis… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To evaluate the influence of sex on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)-related
symptoms and prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a large clinical population of …

The Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on the Cardiovascular System: A Comprehensive Review

MV DiCaro, KC Lei, B Yee, T Tak - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an increasingly relevant cause of cardiovascular morbidity
worldwide. Although the association between OSA and the cardiovascular system is well …

Do we neglect women with sleep apnea?

N Dursunoglu, D Dursunoglu - Maturitas, 2007 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 5% of women and 15% of men in the
middle-aged adults, and associated with adverse health outcomes. The prevalence and …