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Sleep Apnea and Hypertension

2007
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing and frequently coexists with obesity. Almost 15 million Americans are affected by this disorder. This prevalence is likely increasing, given the current epidemic of obesity.
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Central Sleep Apnea

Respiration, 1997
A central apnea is a disorder characterized by apneic events during sleep with no associated ventilatory effort. Central sleep apnea syndrome is characterized by repeated apneas during sleep resulting from loss of respiratory effort. Although the etiology of central apnea remains obscure in most cases, current investigations into breathing control ...
S. Thalhofer, P. Dorow
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Central Sleep Apnea

Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2010
Central apnea is caused by temporary failure in the pontomedullary pacemaker generating breathing rhythm, which results in the loss of ventilatory effort, and if it lasts 10 seconds or more it is defined as central apnea. This article reviews current knowledge on central sleep apnea.
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The genetics of sleep apnea

Sleep Medicine Reviews, 2000
Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a complex chronic condition that is undoubtedly influenced by multiple factors. Accumulating data suggest that there are strong genetic underpinnings for this condition. It has been estimated that approximately 40% of the variance in the apnea hypopnea index (AHI) may be explained by familial factors.
Susan Redline, Peter V. Tishler
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Hypertension and Sleep Apnea

Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2015
Obstructive sleep apnea is more prevalent in patients with hypertension than in the general population and many with obstructive sleep apnea also have hypertension. Obstructive sleep apnea increases the risk of hypertension-related morbidities such as stroke, heart failure, and premature death.
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Sleep apnea

Geriatric Nursing, 1988
H H, Oesting, R J, Manza
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Sleep Apnea

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1979
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Sleep Apnea

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1978
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