RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Beyond heart health: Consequences of obstructive sleep apnea JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 19 OP 25 DO 10.3949/ccjm.86.s1.04 VO 86 IS 9 suppl 1 A1 Harneet K. Walia YR 2019 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/9_suppl_1/19.abstract AB Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious condition associated with impaired quality of life, depression, drowsy driving and motor vehicle accidents, metabolic disease, and cognitive decline. The mechanisms accounting for OSA and metabolic disease include hypoxia, sleep fragmentation, and systemic inflammation. OSA appears to advance cognitive decline, and the relationship between the 2 conditions may be bidirectional. Treatment of patients with continuous positive air pressure therapy improves many of the impaired outcomes associated with OSA. Greater awareness, screening, and treatment of patients with OSA can reduce the negative consequences associated with OSA.