TY - JOUR
T1 - Obstructive sleep apnea and risk of stroke
T2 - Time for a trial
AU - Calvin, Andrew D.
AU - Somers, Virend K.
N1 - Funding Information:
VK Somers is supported by National Heart Lung and Blood Institute grants HL65176, HL73211, and 1 R21 DK 081014 - 01 A2 and grant #1ULI RR024150 from the National Center for Research Resources.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among patients with cardiovascular disease; however, the association between OSA and risk of cardiovascular events is not clear. Valham and colleagues studied the effect of OSA on incident stroke, acute myocardial infarction, and death in patients with angina pectoris who were referred for coronary angiography. Patients with OSA were not more likely to die or experience a myocardial infarction than were individuals without OSA, but, after adjusting for potential confounders, patients with OSA were approximately three times more likely to experience a new stroke. Furthermore, there was a dose-response effect, with patients who had mild OSA and those who had severe OSA being 2.4 times and 3.6 times more likely to experience stroke, respectively. While this study contributes to our understanding of the interactions between OSA and the risk of both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, it also raises several important questions.
AB - Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common among patients with cardiovascular disease; however, the association between OSA and risk of cardiovascular events is not clear. Valham and colleagues studied the effect of OSA on incident stroke, acute myocardial infarction, and death in patients with angina pectoris who were referred for coronary angiography. Patients with OSA were not more likely to die or experience a myocardial infarction than were individuals without OSA, but, after adjusting for potential confounders, patients with OSA were approximately three times more likely to experience a new stroke. Furthermore, there was a dose-response effect, with patients who had mild OSA and those who had severe OSA being 2.4 times and 3.6 times more likely to experience stroke, respectively. While this study contributes to our understanding of the interactions between OSA and the risk of both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, it also raises several important questions.
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U2 - 10.1038/ncpcardio1418
DO - 10.1038/ncpcardio1418
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 19065125
AN - SCOPUS:59549098506
SN - 1743-4297
VL - 6
SP - 90
EP - 91
JO - Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
JF - Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
IS - 2
ER -