Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We are living with an explosion of cardiovascular diseases in the modern world. It is known that the quality of life has worsened in the world scenario and the control of risk factors, access to medical services and adherence to the proposed treatments is the great challenge for many countries, and its excellence is a privilege of few. The knowledge of traditional risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, increased cholesterol for the development of these diseases is known, but other factors such as sleep apnea still need to be further disseminated. A significant portion of the adult population suffers from this condition, which is considered a new risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases and for increasing systemic blood pressure. It is up to scientific departments and public agencies related to human health to disclose ways of suspecting this condition of later formalization of the diagnosis and proper treatment. The anamnesis looking for signs of physical fatigue, lack of concentration, drowsiness, irritability, restless sleep and the presence of snoring, associated with increased neck circumference and increased hematocrit are easy to identify. [1] Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should be treated as a serious risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases and a more intense approach is necessary.
Authors: Fernando Augusto Alves da Costa, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, Fernanda Carolina Silva Guimarães Cruz, PhD.
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405207197