Association of obstructive sleep apnoea with the risk of vascular outcomes and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis

Xie, Chengjuan; Zhu, Ruolin; Tian, Yanghua; Wang, Kai

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013983

Association of obstructive sleep apnoea with the risk of vascular outcomes and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis

Objective This study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to explore and summarise the evidence regarding the association between obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and the subsequent risk of vascular outcomes and all-cause mortality. Methods Electronic databases PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library w…