title: [Comorbidities of sleep-disordered breathing in children].
abstract: Sleep-related respiratory disorders in children, especially childhood sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, are associated with a wide range of comorbidities affecting the central nervous system, cardiovascular and metabolic systems, and growth. The two most important factors contributing to the physiopathology of this disorder are intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation, which seem to cause the systemic inflammatory response resulting in these end-organ consequences.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Funcional de SAHS, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, España. osans@hsjdbcn.org
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sans Capdevila
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wienberg
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Haag
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cols
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications*