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Treatment for sleep apnea by continuous positive airway pressure improves levels of inflammatory markers - a meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). Intermittent hypoxia associated with OSA increases sympathetic activity and may cause systemic inflammation, which may contribute to CAD in patients with OSA. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressur...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637233/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23518041 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-9255-10-13 |