Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in a Cohort of Newly Diagnosed Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

Conclusions: The 10-year risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality seems to increase with severity of OSAS. Physicians should bear this finding in mind, in order to seek for and consecutively eliminate risk factors for cardiovascular disease and to prevent future cardiovascular events in OSAS patients.
PMID: 29707392 [PubMed]

Source: Cardiology Research and Practice - May 2, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Archontogeorgis K, Voulgaris A, Nena E, Strempela M, Karailidou P, Tzouvelekis A, Mouemin T, Xanthoudaki M, Steiropoulos S, Froudarakis ME, Steiropoulos P Tags: Cardiol Res Pract Source Type: research