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Figure 5 Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. The figures used are approximations from published data and are unadjusted for baseline variables (1 to 4): 1. Parati G, Ongaro G, Bonsignore MR, Glavina F, Di Rienzo M, Mancia G. Sleep apnoea and hypertension. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2002;11:201–14; 2. Sin DD, Fitzgerald F, Parker JD, Newton G, Floras JS, Bradley TD. Risk factors for central and obstructive sleep apnea in 450 men and women with congestive heart failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999;160:1101–6; 3. Bassetti C, Aldrich MS. Sleep apnea in acute cerebrovascular diseases: final report on 128 patients. Sleep 1999;22:217–23; and 4. Peker Y, Kraiczi H, Hedner J, Loth S, Johansson A, Bende M. An independent association between obstructive sleep apnoea and coronary artery disease. Eur Respir J 1999;14:179–84.
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