Obstructive sleep apnea as an additive or even synergistic risk factor for cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 Diabetes: A call for action in primary care?

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 Aug:178:108940. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108940. Epub 2021 Jul 6.

Authors

Izolde Bouloukaki¹, Sophia Schiza², Ioanna Tsiligianni³

Affiliations

¹ Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Thoracic Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. Electronic address: izolthi@gmail.com.
² Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Thoracic Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
³ Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Greece.

PMID: 34242716
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108940

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases* / epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases* / etiology
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2* / epidemiology
Humans
Primary Health Care
Risk Factors
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / epidemiology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive* / therapy