RT Journal Article
T1 Increased Incidence of Stroke, but Not Coronary Heart Disease, in Elderly Patients With Sleep Apnea.
A1 Catalan-Serra, Pablo
A1 Campos-Rodriguez, Francisco
A1 Reyes-Nuñez, Nuria
A1 Selma-Ferrer, Maria Jose
A1 Navarro-Soriano, Cristina
A1 Ballester-Canelles, Marta
A1 Soler-Cataluña, Juan-José
A1 Roman-Sanchez, Pilar
A1 Almeida-Gonzalez, Carmen V
A1 Martinez-Garcia, Miguel A
K1 cardiovascular diseases
K1 continuous positive airway pressure
K1 coronary disease
K1 sleep apnea syndromes
K1 stroke
AB Background and Purpose- The influence of age on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the incidence of hard cardiovascular events remains controversial. We sought to analyze the relationship between OSA and the incidence of stroke and coronary heart disease in a large cohort of elderly patients, as well as to investigate the role of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in these associations. Methods- Post hoc analysis of a prospective observational study of consecutive patients ≥65 years studied for OSA suspicion at 2 Spanish University Hospitals. Patients with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13351
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13351
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RD Apr 7, 2025