... cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined whether obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with proximal aortic size and aortic stiffness in a multi-ethnic community-based cohort. Methods: The sample included the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Sleep Ancillary study participants without known CVD...

...Aylin Tugcu; Deniz Guzel; Ozlem Yildirimturk; Saide Aytekin Objectives: We investigated right ventricular (RV) structural and functional cardiac alterations in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) independent of systemic hypertension and their correlation to the severity of OSA. Methods: Forty-one...

...J. Mayer; H. Becker; U. Brandenburg; T. Penzel; J.H. Peter; P.v. Wichert Arterial blood pressure patterns in 12 men with sleep apnea and arterial hypertension were studied at baseline and after 6 months’ therapy with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). Preexisting antihypertensive...

...U. Weichler; B. Herres-Mayer; J. Mayer; K. Weber; R. Hoffmann; J.H. Peter Sleep apnea, which affects 10% of men in the mean age group, is a common illness, and arterial hypertension one of its early symptoms. For the large group of, mainly young, patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea...

...Konstanze Diefenbach; Kathrin Kretschmer; Steffen Bauer; Uwe Malzahn; Thomas Penzel; Ivar Roots; Ingo Fietze Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disorders. Thus, an association between endothelin-1 (EDN1) and OSA can be assumed. We investigated a cohort...

...Stephan Steiner; Thomas Jax; Stefanie Evers; Marcus Hennersdorf; Andreas Schwalen; Bodo E. Strauer Background: Cardiovascular complications are common in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Blood rheology is a major determent of coagulation and an established risk factor for cardiovascular...

... to in the content or advertisements. Sleep apnea Exercise Blood pressure Heart rate Chronotropic incompetence Working capacity Cardiovascular homeostatic control mechanisms, including baroreflex function [ 1 ], blood pressure response to hypoxia [ 2 ], endothelial vascular function [ 3...

...Harald Schäfer; Ulrich Koehler; Santiago Ewig; Ekkhard Hasper; Selcuk Tasci; Berndt Lüderitz Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with a range of cardiovascular sequelae and increased cardiovascular mortality. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of OSA...