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Published on: August 11, 2023
Up-to-date advance in the relationship between OSA and stroke: a narrative review
Bo Sun1, Qiyun Ma1, Jiani Shen1
1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 6 Beijing Road West, Huaian, 223300, Jiangsu, China.
Purpose:
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and stroke affect each other. In this review, we summarized the effect of OSA on the onset and recurrence of stroke, the prognosis, and the treatment of poststroke patients with OSA.
Methods:
Pubmed/MEDLINE were searched through May 2023 to explore the relationship between OSA and stroke. The relevant papers included OSA and stroke, OSA and recurrent stroke, and the prognosis and treatment of poststroke patients with OSA.
Results:
The results showed that OSA can promote the onset and recurrence of stroke and that OSA may adversely affect the prognosis of poststroke patients. The application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and other treatments may benefit poststroke patients with OSA, though the long term effects of treatment are not well documented.
Conclusion:
Both the onset and recurrence of stroke closely correlated with OSA, but the specific mechanisms remain unclear. Further studies should be carried out to explore effective treatments in patients with stroke and OSA.
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