Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in a Cohort of Newly Diagnosed Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.
Kostas ArchontogeorgisAthanasios VoulgarisEvangelia NenaMaria StrempelaPanagiota KarailidouArgyrios TzouvelekisToulin MoueminMaria XanthoudakiStylianos SteiropoulosMarios E FroudarakisPaschalis SteiropoulosPublished in: Cardiology research and practice (2018)
The 10-year risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality seems to increase with severity of OSAS. Physicians should bear this finding in mind, in order to seek for and consecutively eliminate risk factors for cardiovascular disease and to prevent future cardiovascular events in OSAS patients.
Keyphrases
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular disease
- obstructive sleep apnea
- risk assessment
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- current status
- heavy metals
- positive airway pressure
- climate change
- case report
- patient reported outcomes