Sleep-disordered breathing: implications for the pathophysiology and management of cardiovascular disease.
Sleep apnea is increasingly associated with risk of cardiovascular disease, including arrhythmia, heart failure, stroke, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension. Diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea and the implications for cardiovascular disease are discussed.
Nelson
Christy A
CA
Division of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55906, USA.
Wolk
Robert
R
Somers
Virend K
VK
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D015431:Weight Loss