Obstructive Sleep Apnea as a Predictor of a Higher Risk of Significant Coronary Artery Disease Assessed Non-Invasively Using the Calcium Score

• Published in: Life (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 671
• Main Authors: Macek, Piotr, Michałek-Zrąbkowska, Monika, Dziadkowiec-Macek, Barbara, Poręba, Małgorzata, Martynowicz, Helena, Mazur, Grzegorz, Gać, Paweł, Poręba, Rafał
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.03.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Age; Apnea; Arteriosclerosis; Calcification (ectopic); Calcium; Cardiovascular disease; Computed tomography; coronary artery calcium score; Coronary artery disease; coronary artery disease risk; Coronary heart disease; CT imaging; Development and progression; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diagnosis; Health risks; Heart diseases; Infection control; Medical imaging; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; obstructive sleep apnea; Prognosis; Regression analysis; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Sleep apnea; Sleep apnea syndromes; Sleep disorders; Statistical analysis; Type 2 diabetes; Vein & artery diseases; Poland; United Kingdom > UK; Germany; obstructive sleep apnea; coronary artery calcium score; coronary artery disease risk

The aim of this study was to assess the coronary artery calcium score in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The study group (group A) consisted of 62 patients with diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (mean age: 59.12 ± 9.09 years, mean AHI index in polysomnography: 20.44 ± 13.22/h), and 62 p...