Systematic coronary risk evaluation among obstructive sleep apnea patients

Conclusions: Most OSA patients have at least a high SCORE and it correlates not only with objective parameters like AHI and ODI but also with subjective assessment of disease severity measured by CGI-S. The most important factors affecting the 10-year risk of death for cardiovascular reasons are age and smoking.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kania, A., Bochenek, G., Nastalek, P., Celejewska-Wojcik, N., Pabjanczyk, J., Regulski, K., Opalinski, A., Mrzyglod, B., Glowacki, M., Sladek, K. Tags: Sleep and control of breathing Source Type: research