Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Oxidative Stress, and Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence from Human Studies

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a frequent disease mainly affecting obese people and caused by repetitive collapse of the upper airways during sleep. The increased morbidity and mortality of OSA are mainly thought to be the consequence of its adverse effects on cardiovascular (CV) health. In this c...

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Published in:Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-9
Main Authors: Eisele, Hans-Joachim, Schulz, Richard, Markart, Philipp
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Biomarkers - metabolism
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - metabolism
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Continuous positive airway pressure
Disease
Endothelium
Enzymes
Health aspects
Humans
Hypertension
Hypoxia
Lipid peroxidation
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Metabolic disorders
Middle age
Morbidity
Mortality
Nitric oxide
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III - metabolism
Obesity
Oxidative Stress
Pathogenesis
Patients
Reactive Oxygen Species - metabolism
Review
Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - metabolism
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - pathology
Sleep disorders
Womens health
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