1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common breathing disorder in sleep in
which the airways narrow or collapse during sleep, causing obstructive sleep apnea. The …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is thought to affect almost 1 billion people worldwide. OSA
has well established cardiovascular and neurocognitive sequelae, although the optimal …

Rationale: Data from population-based cohorts suggest that symptom subtypes and
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)–specific hypoxic burden (HB) could help to better identify …

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), characterized by recurrent periods of upper airway
obstruction and intermittent hypoxaemia, is prevalent in patients with cardiovascular disease …

Key Clinical Points Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Obstructive sleep apnea is common
and is an independent risk factor for motor vehicle accidents and cardiovascular disease …

Aims Apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI), the universal clinical metric of sleep apnoea severity,
poorly predicts the adverse outcomes of sleep apnoea, potentially because the AHI, a …

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is frequently associated with comorbidities that include
metabolic, cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and neuropsychiatric. There is considerable …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Background Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular
events; whether treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) prevents major …