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  • Cardiology
  • Pulmonology
  • Metabolic Health

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  • Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) involves airway narrowing or closure, impacting cardiovascular and metabolic health.
  • Growing evidence links SDB's physiological changes to adverse cardiometabolic outcomes.
  • SDB affects autonomic function, inflammation, sleep quality, and oxidative stress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the mechanisms by which SDB increases cardiometabolic disease risk.
  • To discuss current SDB therapies and their targets for risk mitigation.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on SDB and cardiometabolic disease.
  • Analysis of physiological pathways affected by SDB.
  • Examination of therapeutic interventions for SDB.

Main Results:

  • SDB-induced pathways include autonomic dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative stress, and altered gene expression.
  • These pathways contribute to hypertension, vascular dysfunction, insulin resistance, and weight gain.
  • SDB treatments can alleviate symptoms and reduce cardiometabolic risk.

Conclusions:

  • SDB poses a significant risk to cardiovascular and metabolic health through multiple interconnected mechanisms.
  • Therapeutic interventions for SDB offer potential for mitigating these risks.
  • Further research into SDB mechanisms and targeted therapies is warranted.