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Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease. An American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research Professional Education Committee, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Stroke Council, and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing Council

Virend K. Somers MD, DPhil, FAHA, FACC, Chair, David P. White MD, Co-Chair, Raouf Amin MD, Co-Chair, William T. Abraham MD, FAHA, FACC, Fernando Costa MD, FAHA, Antonio Culebras MD, FAHA, Stephen Daniels MD, PhD, FAHA, John S. Floras MD, DPhil, FAHA, FACC, Carl E. Hunt MD, Lyle J. Olson MD, FACC, Thomas G. Pickering MD, DPhil, FAHA, Richard Russell MD, FAHA, FACC, Mary Woo RN, PhD, FAHA, and Terry Young PhD

Key words: AHA Scientific Statements • sleep • apnea • arrhythmia • blood pressure • cerebrovascular disorders • death, sudden

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