title: Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: an American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing.
authors.forename: Virend K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Somers
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Raouf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Culebras
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Floras
authors.forename: Carl E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Lyle J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Pickering
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D018450:Disease Progression; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000453:epidemiology; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology; D017286:Polysomnography; D020182:Sleep Apnea, Central / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000453:epidemiology