Author/Authors :
Atılgan, Zuhal Arıtürk Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Abakay, Abdurrahman Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Göğüs Hastalıkları Ana bilim Dalı, Turkey , Ülgen, Sıddık Dicle Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and cardiovascular problems
Abstract :
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is defined as repeated episodes of upper airway occlusion during sleep with consequent excessive daytime sleepiness. Recently, relationship has been found between cardiovascular disease and OSAS. Therefore OSAS has become more popular today. OSAS is associated with the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. A large number of studies have demonstrated that OSAS is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Sleep apnea was shown to be associated with hypertension, ischemic heart disease, stroke, pulmonary hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, and cardiovascular mortality.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome , cardiovascular mortality , hypertension
JournalTitle :
Dicle Medical Journal
