Description
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) convened a workshop on September 7-8, 2010 in Bethesda, Maryland titled: Defining Molecular Pathways and Mechanisms that Predict Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Associated with Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB). The goals of the workshop were to: 1) identify opportunities and new strategies to advance interdisciplinary research on the role of sleep apnea and short sleep duration on antecedents and progression of cardiometabolic disease (CMD) during early and middle adulthood focused on the molecular and systemic pathways associated with inflammation and oxidative stress; 2) stimulate the cross-fertilization of science between traditionally distinct research communities, (i.e., cardiology, pulmonary sleep, circadian, and endocrine); 3) accelerate the identification of novel translational approaches to elucidate mechanisms linking SDB and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.