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Vascular Inflammation and Sleep Disordered Breathing in a Community-Based Cohort
Author(s) -
Hassan Chami,
João D. Fontes,
Ramachandran S. Vasan,
John F. Keaney,
George O'connor,
Martin G. Larson,
Emelia J. Benjamin,
Daniel J. Gottlieb
Publication year - 2013
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.2644
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , polysomnography , apnea–hypopnea index , hypoxemia , c reactive protein , sleep apnea , obstructive sleep apnea , cardiology , cohort , apnea , inflammation
Sleep disordered breathing is associated with cardiovascular disease. The pathophysiologic mechanisms remain unclear, but enhanced vascular inflammation is implicated. We sought to evaluate the association of sleep disordered breathing with biomarkers of inflammation.

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