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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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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 |