TABLE 1.

Main points of this review

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is high in Asia as in Western countries.

OSA may be one of the predisposing factors for systemic hemodynamic atherothrombotic syndrome.

OSA induces transient blood pressure (BP) elevation during sleep. The oxygen‐triggered nocturnal BP monitoring method that we developed may detect this BP variability.

Continuous positive airway pressure is an established treatment for the symptoms of OSA regardless of the presence or absence of hypertension. Catheter‐based renal sympathetic denervation may be an alternative treatment to achieve BP reduction in patients with OSA.