Stroke and obstructive sleep apnea: A review

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Barone, Daniel A ^a   Krieger, Ana C ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cerebrovascular disease; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep apnea; Stroke; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEX RATIO; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; VASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEMODYNAMICS; OBESITY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMORBIDITY; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE;

EID: 84879469503     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: 15346242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-013-0334-8     Document Type: Review

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