Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cerebral Microbleeds in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
In this study, moderate to severe OSA was independently associated with an increased risk of incident CMBs over an 8-year follow-up. These results add to the evidence for the importance of sleep apnea to brain health.
Authors
- Michael Brandon Westover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4803-312X)
- Chol Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2928-8576)
- Robert J. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3216-7203)
- Seung Ku Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5120-5557)
- Ali Tanweer Siddiquee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3583-094X)
- Nan Hee Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4378-520X)
- Peter Hadar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1681-4717)
- Soriul Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6161-1636)
- Young Jin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6235-6550)
- Hyeon Jin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1401-9258)
- Min‐Hee Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1932-9557)
- Yoon Ho Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8026-6238)
- Bong‐Jo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3722-2032)
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Korea University (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- Ansan University (KR)
- Seowon University (KR)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Korea National Institute of Health (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.39874
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- National Institutes of Health