The Importance of sleep fragmentation on the hemodynamic dipping in obstructive sleep apnea patients

Staats, RichardBarros, InêsFernandes, DinaGrencho, DinaReis, CátiaMatos, FilipaValença, JoãoMarôco, João PauloAlmeida, António Bugalho deBárbara, Cristina2020-04-162020-04-162020Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1- 13 Doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.0010416641078http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7510Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with non-dipping blood pressure (BP). The precise mechanism is still under investigation, but repetitive oxygen desaturation and arousal induced sleep fragmentation are considered the main contributors.engSleep disordered breathingCardiovascular riskSleep disturbanceArterial blood pressureStrokeThe Importance of sleep fragmentation on the hemodynamic dipping in obstructive sleep apnea patientsjournal article10.3389/fphys.2020.00104