The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a highly prevalent disorder with increasing impact on healthcare systems worldwide. Previous studies have been conducted primarily with male subjects, and prevalence and severity of sleep apnea in women are underestimated. Recent clinical and basic science evidence increasingly points...

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Main Authors: Philipp Hegner, Simon Lebek, Lars Siegfried Maier, Michael Arzt, Stefan Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.741896/full
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Simon Lebek
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Michael Arzt
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description Sleep apnea is a highly prevalent disorder with increasing impact on healthcare systems worldwide. Previous studies have been conducted primarily with male subjects, and prevalence and severity of sleep apnea in women are underestimated. Recent clinical and basic science evidence increasingly points to different mechanisms in men and women with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). SDB is associated with a variety of comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, heart failure, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation. In this review, we discuss sex-dependent mechanisms of SDB in select associated conditions to sharpen our clinical understanding of these sex-dependent inherent differences.
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spelling doaj.art-d0108ad2fce64051907b88a74e0448342022-12-21T22:40:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2021-10-011210.3389/fphys.2021.741896741896The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep ApneaPhilipp HegnerSimon LebekLars Siegfried MaierMichael ArztStefan WagnerSleep apnea is a highly prevalent disorder with increasing impact on healthcare systems worldwide. Previous studies have been conducted primarily with male subjects, and prevalence and severity of sleep apnea in women are underestimated. Recent clinical and basic science evidence increasingly points to different mechanisms in men and women with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). SDB is associated with a variety of comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, heart failure, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation. In this review, we discuss sex-dependent mechanisms of SDB in select associated conditions to sharpen our clinical understanding of these sex-dependent inherent differences.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.741896/fullsleep apneasleep-disordered breathinggenderatrial fibrillationheart failurecardiovascular disease
spellingShingle Philipp Hegner
Simon Lebek
Lars Siegfried Maier
Michael Arzt
Stefan Wagner
The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep Apnea
Frontiers in Physiology
sleep apnea
sleep-disordered breathing
gender
atrial fibrillation
heart failure
cardiovascular disease
title The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep Apnea
title_full The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep Apnea
title_fullStr The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep Apnea
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep Apnea
title_short The Effect of Gender and Sex Hormones on Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Diabetes, and Atrial Fibrillation in Sleep Apnea
title_sort effect of gender and sex hormones on cardiovascular disease heart failure diabetes and atrial fibrillation in sleep apnea
topic sleep apnea
sleep-disordered breathing
gender
atrial fibrillation
heart failure
cardiovascular disease
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.741896/full
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