The Sleep Heart Health Study determined the apnea-hypopnea index using polysomnography and adjusted for confounding factors, including hypertension, finding that the association between obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease persisted even after adjusting for hypertension.

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• Person: Colten HR, Altevogt BM Organization: National Academies Press
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• obstructive sleep apnea concept
• Sleep Heart Health Study concept
• polysomnography concept
• cardiovascular disease concept
• hypertension concept
• apnea-hypopnea index concept