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Atherosclerotic plaque in individuals without known cardiovascular disease but with established obstructive sleep apnea and at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea
Walia H, Khosla A, Saxena A, Aneni E, Ali S, Valero-Elizondo J, Cainzos-Achirica M, Feldman T, Fialkow J, Nasir K. Atherosclerotic plaque in individuals without known cardiovascular disease but with established obstructive sleep apnea and at high risk of obstructive sleep apnea. American Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2023, 14: 100497. PMID: 37131984, PMCID: PMC10149201, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2023.100497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive sleep apneaCoronary plaquesHigh riskSleep apneaLower riskBerlin questionnaireRisk factorsCT angiographySignificant associationMultivariable logistic regression analysisCardiovascular risk factorsCVD risk factorsLarge U.S. cohortCoronary CT angiographyLogistic regression analysisPopulation-based sampleComposition of plaquesLogistic regression modelsOSA cohortOSA presenceCoronary atherosclerosisOSA severityOSA categoriesSubgroup analysisCardiovascular disease
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Association between high risk of obstructive sleep apnea and inflammatory markers in a population sample of young and middle-aged adults in the Miami Heart Study.
Khosla A, Nasir K, Saxena A, Aneni E, Ali S, Valero-Elizondo J, Cainzos-Achirica M, Feldman T, Fialkow J, Walia H. Association between high risk of obstructive sleep apnea and inflammatory markers in a population sample of young and middle-aged adults in the Miami Heart Study. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2024 PMID: 38975989, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.11274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh risk of obstructive sleep apneaRisk of obstructive sleep apneaObstructive sleep apneaHs-CRPCardiovascular disease risk factorsFree of cardiovascular diseaseInflammatory markersHigh riskCardiovascular diseaseIL-6Sleep apneaLow risk of obstructive sleep apneaTNF-aObstructive sleep apnea screeningLow riskRisk factorsLevels of inflammatory markersLevels of hs-CRPTNF-a levelsCVD-free participantsHeart StudyBerlin questionnaireIndividuals free of cardiovascular diseaseSubclinical inflammationPoisson regression analysis