Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease

Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>There is emerging evidence linking obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to vascular disease, including hypertension. This relationship may be independent of co-morbidity, such as obesity. Even apparently healthy OSA patients have evidence of subtle functional vascular a...

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Main Authors: Somers Virend A, Lanfranchi Paola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
cardiovascular risk
hypertension
sleep apnea
sympathetic nervous system
vascular disease
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr79
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spelling doaj-e63a1ee9efc440b29e433c983310e2e72020-11-25T00:19:08ZengBMCRespiratory Research1465-99212001-08-012631531910.1186/rr79Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular diseaseSomers Virend ALanfranchi Paola<p>Abstract</p> <p>There is emerging evidence linking obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to vascular disease, including hypertension. This relationship may be independent of co-morbidity, such as obesity. Even apparently healthy OSA patients have evidence of subtle functional vascular abnormalities that are known to occur in patients with hypertension and atherosclerosis. Untreated OSA may possibly contribute to the initiation and/or progression of pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in hypertension, heart failure, cardiac ischemia and stroke. This brief commentary will examine the evidence and mechanisms linking OSA to vascular disease.</p> http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr79cardiovascular riskhypertensionsleep apneasympathetic nervous systemvascular disease
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author Somers Virend A
Lanfranchi Paola
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Lanfranchi Paola
Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
Respiratory Research
cardiovascular risk
hypertension
sleep apnea
sympathetic nervous system
vascular disease
author_facet Somers Virend A
Lanfranchi Paola
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title Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
title_short Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
title_full Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
title_fullStr Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
title_full_unstemmed Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
title_sort obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
publisher BMC
series Respiratory Research
issn 1465-9921
publishDate 2001-08-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>There is emerging evidence linking obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to vascular disease, including hypertension. This relationship may be independent of co-morbidity, such as obesity. Even apparently healthy OSA patients have evidence of subtle functional vascular abnormalities that are known to occur in patients with hypertension and atherosclerosis. Untreated OSA may possibly contribute to the initiation and/or progression of pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in hypertension, heart failure, cardiac ischemia and stroke. This brief commentary will examine the evidence and mechanisms linking OSA to vascular disease.</p>
topic cardiovascular risk
hypertension
sleep apnea
sympathetic nervous system
vascular disease
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/rr79
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