Cardiovascular consequences of sleep apnea: I -Epidemiology
Journal: Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi/The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology
Year: 2010

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in general population. There is an accumulating research evidence for an independent relationship between OSA and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. This relationship is stronger in clinical cohorts compared with the general population, which suggests that concomitant OSA in subjects with traditionally recognized risk factors such as obesity, hypertension, smoking, and hyperlipidemia may provide an additive risk factor for the cardiovascular consequen