Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Obstructive Sleep apnea: An Update

Mena Yacoub¹, Irini Youssef², Moro O Salifu² and Samy I McFarlane^2*

¹Department of Cardiology, Northside Hospital at Tampa Bay Heart Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

²Department of Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA

^*Corresponding Author: Samy I McFarlane, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 50, Brooklyn, New York, 11203, USA, Fax: 718-270-6358 Email:

Introduction