Obstructive sleep apnea and arterial hypertension

Abstract

In recent years there is a growing interest regarding the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular diseases. Consequently, there is a large increase in medical literature of papers on the connections between OSA and hypertension, heart failure, arrhythmias and other cardiovascular diseases. In this work, authors review medical knowledge between OSA, arterial hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.