The association of hypertension and secondary cardiovascular disease with sleep-disordered breathing. Chest 2003 Jan;123(1):244-60
Date
01/16/2003Pubmed ID
12527627DOI
10.1378/chest.123.1.244Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0037252365 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 76 CitationsAbstract
We present a review of the English-language literature from 1972 through 2000 pertaining to systemic high BP in patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). We reviewed studies assessing the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea or periodic breathing, and systemic high BP, and present an approach to the management of these patients. Complications of obesity and the role of the sympathetic nervous system are reviewed as well. It is the aim of these reviews to draw qualified conclusions, based on the current literature, with regard to SDB as a causative or contributory factor in systemic hypertension.
Author List
Dart RA, Gregoire JR, Gutterman DD, Woolf SHMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Cardiovascular DiseasesHumans
Hypertension
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
