Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A New Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Diseases
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 June 2021) | Viewed by 449
Special Issue Editors
Interests: arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation; pacemakers; cardiac electrophysiology; cardiomyopathies; clinical electrophysiology; heart rate variability; HRV; cardiac arrhythmias; ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
Interests: internal medicine (general medicine); cardiology; skills and expertise; atrial fibrillation; pacemakers; cardiac electrophysiology; arrhythmias; electrocardiogram; catheter ablation; HRV; cardiac arrhythmias; clinical electrophysiology; defibrillators; cardiac resynchronization therapy; interventional electrophysiology; channelopathies; molecular cardiology; cardiovascular genetics; implantable defibrillators; ventricular tachycardia; syncope; supraventricular tachycardia; long QT syndrome; ventricular fibrillation; sudden cardiac death; atrial flutter; cardiac electrophysiologic techniques; ablation; brugada syndrome; wolff-parkinson-white syndrome; cardiac mapping
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with many different forms of cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including hypertension, stroke, HF, coronary artery disease, and atrial fibrillation. Adults with OSA not only have an increased risk of developing comorbid CVD, but also have worse outcomes related to CVD. OSA is highly prevalent, and its prevalence is increasing, likely related to obesity as well to an aging population. However, awareness of OSA is still limited, and most cases remain undiagnosed.
To achieve a more comprehensive understanding of sleep apnea syndrome, the journal Life now invites valuable contributions that report original observations or review sleep apnea syndrome. This collection of manuscripts will be published as a Special Issue in the journal first, and hopefully as an eBook later on. Investigators in the sleep apnea syndrome field or other related fields are encouraged to participate in this special event. Please email Emanuela Teresina Locati <[email protected]> or Dr. Marzia Giaccardi <[email protected]> if you would like to make a contribution.
We warmly invite researchers to submit their contributions to this Special Issue. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Introduction and objectives
- History and epidemiology of sleep apnea
- Pathogenic mechanisms of obstructive and central sleep apnea
- Diagnostic methods of sleep apnea
- Sleep apnea and pneumological diseases
- Sleep apnea and neurologic diseases
- Sleep apnea and ear, nose, and throat diseases
- Genetic aspects of sleep apnea
- Sleep apnea and diabetes
- Sleep apnea and obesity
- Sleep apnea and coagulative disorders
- Sleep apnea and arterial hypertension
- Sleep apnea and cardiac ischemia
- Sleep apnea and heart failure
- Sleep apnea and cerebrovascular diseases
- Sleep apnea and bradyarrhythmia
- Sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation
- Sleep apnea and ventricular arrhythmias
- Sleep apnea and sudden death
- Sleep apnea in patients with implantable devices
- Therapeutic approaches of sleep apnea
- Conclusions and perspectives
Dr. Emanuela Locati
Dr. Marzia Giaccardi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sleep apnea
- cardiovascular disease
- stroke
- atrial fibrillation
- sudden death
- arterial hypertension
- heart failure
- chronic obstructive bronchopulmonary disease
- obesity
- ischemic heart disease
