Sex-related differences in cardiometabolic outcomes associated with obstructive sleep apnea: A review

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 149-154

  Shah, Neomi ^a,b   Yaggi, Henry Klar ^c   Redline, Susan ^d  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular outcomes; Coronary heart disease; Gender differences; Obstructive sleep apnea; OSA; Sex differences; Sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; OBESITY; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN DESATURATION; REM SLEEP; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SMOKING; SNORING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84877707791     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: 15365956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e31828fce1b     Document Type: Article

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