Mild obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and arterial hypertension in the EuropeanSleep Apnoea Database (ESADA) cohort study.

Conclusions: Mild OSA was associated with an independent 43% risk increase for arterial hypertension in this large, multicentric clinical patient cohort.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bouloukaki, I., Steiropoulos, P., Bonsignore, M., Mcnicholas, W., Hedner, J., Grote, L., Marrone, O., Verbraecken, J., Basoglu, O., Parati, G., Lombardi, C., Pataka, A., Schiza, S. Tags: Sleep and control of breathing Source Type: research