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Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular risk

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a form of sleep disordered breathing characterized by episodes of apnea (during sleep) lasting at least 10 seconds per episode. The apneic periods are associated with arterial hypoxemia and disruption of normal sleep as a result of awakenings. It is increasingly bein...

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Autor principal: Dorasamy, Punginathn
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2387304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18516275