The Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Was a Multi-site Prospective Cohort Study to Investigate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Other Sleep-disordered Breathing (SDB) as Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension

To test whether sleep-disordered breathing is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, all-cause mortality, and hypertension. The multicenter, longitudinal study draws on existing, well-characterized, and established epidemiologic cohorts.