Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing with Severe Chronic Vascular Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Severe chronic vascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of co-morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2). Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been linked to CVD in the general population due to enhanced sympathetic activation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and hypertension; however data for DM2 patients is scarce. Therefore, the aim of the present analysis to assess whether SDB is associated with CVD in patients with DM2, independent of other known associated factors.

Source: Sleep Medicine - May 14, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Stefan Stadler, Shabnam Jalili, Andreas Schreib, Bettina Jung, Florian Zeman, Carsten A. B öger, Iris M. Heid, Michael Arzt, DIACORE study group Tags: Original Article Source Type: research