Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Left Ventricular Structure by Age and Gender: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Conclusions:Independent of confounders, higher levels of AHI are significantly associated with increased LV mass in both men and women younger than 65 y from a community-based cohort.Citation:Javaheri S, Sharma RK, Wang R, Weng J, Rosen BD, Bluemke DA, Lima JA, Redline S. Association between obstructive sleep apnea and left ventricular structure by age and gender: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. SLEEP 2016;39(3):523–529.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research