The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep Apnea

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-515271
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.51527

Hegner, Philipp ; Lebek, Simon ; Maier, Lars Siegfried ; Arzt, Michael ; Wagner, Stefan

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Abstract

Sleep apnea is a highly prevalent disorder with increasing impact on healthcare systems worldwide. Previous studies have been conducted primarily with male subjects, and prevalence and severity of sleep apnea in women are underestimated. Recent clinical and basic science evidence increasingly points to different mechanisms in men and women with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). SDB is associated ...