CHARACTERISTICS OF SLEEP DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Objective: To study the characteristic features of sleep disorders specific to patients with arterial hypertension. Material and methods: Research and approaches: As part of our analysis, a main group of 42 participants was formed, including 20 women and 22 men aged 59 to 74 years with established diagnoses of chronic cerebrovascular diseases and hypertension. The control group (CG) consisted of 24 healthy volunteers, including 14 women and 10 men of average age of about 50 years. To assess sleep disorders, both a subjective method - a questionnaire on sleep quality, and objective data from a polysomnographic study were used. Key words: Hypertension, sleep disorders, Polysomnography, CVD.