Why the study?
Does severe obstructive sleep apnoea independently increase arterial stiffness in patients referred for suspicion of OSA?
Does severe obstructive sleep apnoea independently increase arterial stiffness in patients referred for suspicion of OSA?
Elevated arterial stiffness in patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea is driven by conventional cardiovascular risk factors rather than the severity of the apnoea itself.
Conventional CV risk factors, not severe OSA, drive arterial stiffness; confirms risk-factor primacy and challenges OSA severity as an independent driver.
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