Sleep Apnea Physiological Burdens and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality.

Gonzalo LabarcaDaniel VenaWen-Hsin HuNeda EsmaeiliLaura K GellHyung Chae YangTsai-Yu WangLudovico MesineoLuigi Taranto-MontemurroTamar SoferRobert G BarrKatie L StoneDavid P WhiteAndrew WellmanScott SandsSusan RedlineAli Azarbarzin

Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2023)

Hypoxic and ventilatory burden predicted CVD morbidity and mortality in two population-based studies. Hypoxic burden is minimally affected by measures of adiposity and captures the risk attributable to ventilatory burden of OSA rather than tendency to desaturate.

Keyphrases

sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
risk factors
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
case control