PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Krieger, Silke
AU  - Caples, Sean M.
TI  - Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: Implications for clinical practice
DP  - 2007 Dec 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 853--866
VI  - 74
IP  - 12
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/12/853.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/74/12/853.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2007 Dec 01; 74
AB  - Obstructive sleep apnea is common, underdiagnosed, undertreated, and highly associated with cardiovascular risk. It is characterized by daytime sleepiness and disrupted sleep and is confirmed by overnight sleep studies (polysomnography). Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves sleep and daytime sleepiness, but its effects on cardiovascular risk, while promising, are still unclear.