Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: an American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on August 19, 2008

Authors

Virend K Somers, David P White, Raouf Amin, William T Abraham, Fernando Costa, Antonio Culebras, Stephen Daniels, John S Floras, Carl E Hunt, Lyle J Olson, Thomas G Pickering, Richard Russell, Mary Woo, Terry Young

Associated clinical trials:

Efficiency of Speech Therapy in Resistant Hypertensive Patients With Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome | NCT03753633

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