Is There Evidence of Early Vascular Disease in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Without Known Comorbidities? Preliminary Findings

40 non-smokers (20 with newly diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnoea [OSA] without known comorbidities and 20 healthy age- and BMI-matched controls), mean age 50.8 years, 80% male. Key exclusions: mixed or central apnoeas, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac failure, myocardial infarction, kidney disease, cerebrovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and arterial hypertension.

Newly diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) without known comorbidities

Healthy age- and BMI-matched controls without OSA

Early atherosclerotic lesions measured by common carotid artery intima media thickness (CCA-IMT)surrogate