Sleep Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease: From Pathophysiology and Phenotyping to Precision Management
A Special Issue of Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN 2308-3425) belonging to the section "Basic and Translational Cardiovascular Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027 | Viewed by 14
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Interests: biomarkers, IBD; cardiovascular disorders; diabetes; inflammation
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Dear Colleagues,
Sleep and cardiovascular health are closely interconnected, with a growing body of evidence demonstrating that sleep disorders and disturbances play an important role in the development, progression and prognosis of cardiovascular disease. Sleep-disordered breathing, particularly obstructive and central sleep apnea, as well as sleep duration, sleep quality, circadian disruption and other sleep-related abnormalities, have been associated with hypertension, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, heart failure, stroke and adverse cardiometabolic outcomes. Despite increasing recognition of these associations, important questions remain regarding underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, optimal diagnostic strategies, clinically meaningful phenotyping, cardiovascular risk stratification and individualized treatment approaches. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of current advances at the intersection of sleep medicine and cardiovascular disease. Particular emphasis will be placed on the pathophysiological mechanisms linking sleep disturbances with cardiovascular dysfunction, including autonomic dysregulation, intermittent hypoxia, inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction and metabolic alterations. The Special Issue will also address advances in clinical phenotyping, diagnostic approaches, biomarkers, wearable technologies and novel methods for identifying patients at increased cardiovascular risk. Furthermore, we aim to highlight emerging evidence regarding the cardiovascular effects of therapeutic interventions for sleep disorders and the transition toward precision and personalized management. Original research articles, reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and clinically relevant studies addressing both established and emerging aspects of sleep and cardiovascular medicine are welcome. By bringing together perspectives from cardiology, sleep medicine, pulmonology, neurology and related disciplines, this Special Issue seeks to improve our understanding of the complex relationship between sleep and cardiovascular health and to support the development of more individualized strategies for prevention, diagnosis, risk stratification and treatment.
Dr. Josko Bozic
Guest Editor
Dr. Ivana Huljev Šipoš
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- sleep-disordered breathing
- obstructive sleep apnea
- central sleep apnea
- cardiovascular disease
- cardiovascular risk
- heart failure
- cardiac arrhythmias
- sleep phenotyping
- precision medicine
- personalized management
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