The impact of sleep on heart health: contemporary research and medical practice
Sleep disorders represent a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor that warrants systematic assessment and targeted management. Optimal sleep health encompasses sufficient duration, appropriate timing, and regularity. Treatment of sleep disorders-particularly OSA with CPAP therapy in carefully selected high-risk populations-can confer cardiovascular benefits.
Authors
- Fotios Drakopanagiotakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4408-291X)
- Evanthia Gouveri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7410-4326)
- Paschalis Steiropoulos
- Nikolaos Papanas
Institutions
- Democritus University of Thrace (GR)
- University Hospital of Alexandroupolis (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Cardiology
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hco.0000000000001290
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00