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Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders and Risk of Stroke

Author(s) -

Vahid Mohsenin

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.6.1271

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , sleep apnea , risk factor , breathing , cardiology , population , obstructive sleep apnea , sleep (system call) , anesthesia , mechanical engineering , computer science , engineering , operating system , environmental health

Stroke and sleep-related breathing disorders are both common and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several recent large epidemiological studies have shown a strong association between these 2 disorders independent of known risk factors for stroke. This article will outline the scientific basis for this relationship and suggest sleep-related breathing disorders as modifiable risk factors for stroke.

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