Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Display Increased Carotid Intima Media: A Meta-Analysis

Background. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with coronary artery disease. Intermittent hypoxia associated with OSA increases sympathetic activity and may cause systemic inflammation, which may contribute to atherosclerosis leading to an increase in the size of carotid intima media thickn...

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Autores principales: Nadeem, Rashid, Harvey, Michael, Singh, Mukesh, Khan, Ahmed Abdullah, Albustani, Mustafa, Baessler, Aaron, Madbouly, Essam M., Sajid, Hassan, Khan, Mahnoor, Navid, Nayab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3771445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24066233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/839582

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