Obstructive sleep apnea: an emerging risk factor for atherosclerosis

LF Drager, VY Polotsky, G Lorenzi-Filho - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with death from cardiovascular
diseases, including myocardial infarction and stroke. Myocardial infarction and stroke are …

Prevalence, risk factors, outcomes, and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with cerebrovascular disease: a systematic review

R Dong, Z Dong, H Liu, F Shi, J Du - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is known to increase the risk of cerebrovascular
disease (CVD), and patients with CVD have high incidence of OSA. The study aimed to …

Frequency of sleep apnea in stroke and TIA patients: a meta-analysis

KG Johnson, DC Johnson - Journal of clinical sleep medicine, 2010 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: To determine the frequency of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in
ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients by meta …

Sleep apnea and stroke

OD Lyons, CM Ryan - Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] 1º Posicionamento Brasileiro sobre o impacto dos distúrbios de sono nas doenças cardiovasculares da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia

LF Drager, G Lorenzi-Filho, FD Cintra… - Arquivos brasileiros de …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Os distúrbios de sono compreendem uma vasta gama de condições clínicas capazes de
interferir negativamente em todos orgãos e sistemas, e, em particular, no sistema …

Deleterious effects of sleep-disordered breathing on the heart and vascular system

HE Dincer, W O'Neill - Respiration, 2006 - karger.com
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing,
affecting 5–15% of the population. It is characterized by intermittent episodes of partial or …

Activated CD8+ T-lymphocytes in obstructive sleep apnoea

L Dyugovskaya, P Lavie, M Hirsh… - European Respiratory …, 2005 - Eur Respiratory Soc
T-lymphocytes are implicated in the development of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study
was to assess whether the CD8+ T-lymphocytes of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) patients …

Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke: determining the mechanisms behind their association and treatment options

B Mohamed, K Yarlagadda, Z Self, A Simon… - Translational Stroke …, 2024 - Springer
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 …

A meta-analysis of obstructive sleep apnea in patients with cerebrovascular disease

Z Wu, F Chen, F Yu, Y Wang, Z Guo - Sleep and Breathing, 2018 - Springer
Background There is increasing evidence that there is a direct relationship between
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cerebrovascular (CV) disease. This meta-analysis …

Stroke and obstructive sleep apnea: a review

DA Barone, AC Krieger - Current atherosclerosis reports, 2013 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been found to be an independent risk factor for stroke in
large epidemiological studies. The mechanisms underlying this relationship have been …