Snoring and Severity of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: A Population-Based Study | Zendy

Rebecca H. Mason | Zendy; Ziyah Mehta | Zendy; Ana Catarina Fonseca | Zendy; John Stradling | Zendy; Peter M. Rothwell | Zendy

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Snoring and Severity of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: A Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Rebecca H. Mason,

Ziyah Mehta,

Ana Catarina Fonseca,

John Stradling,

Peter M. Rothwell

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.5665/sleep.2006

Subject(s) - medicine , culprit , asymptomatic , stenosis , cardiology , atheroma , stroke (engine) , obstructive sleep apnea , risk factor , population , sleep apnea , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering

Obstructive sleep apnea has increasingly been linked to cardiovascular damage. More recently, the snoring component itself has been independently linked to the presence of carotid atheroma, via local arterial trauma. We aimed to identify whether a snoring history is a risk factor for carotid stenosis in individuals presenting with a TIA or ischemic stroke.

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