Relationship between Aldosterone and the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome: Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MS) occurs frequently in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). We hypothesized that aldosterone levels are elevated in OSAHS and associated with the presence of MS. METHODS: We studied 66 patients with OSAHS (33 with MS and 33 without MS) an...

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Autores principales: Barceló, Antonia, Piérola, Javier, Esquinas, Cristina, de la Peña, Mónica, Arqué, Meritxell, Alonso-Fernández, Alberto, Bauçà, Josep Miquel, Robles, Juan, Barceló, Bernardino, Barbé, Ferran
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3896347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24465407
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084362

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