Is there an association between altered baroreceptor sensitivity and obstructive sleep apnoea in the healthy elderly?

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with a rise in cardiovascular risk in which increased sympathetic activity and depressed baroreceptor reflex sensitivity (BRS) have been proposed. We examined this association in a sample of healthy elderly subjects with unrecognised OSA. 801 healthy elde...

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Autores principales: Sforza, Emilia, Martin, Magali Saint, Barthélémy, Jean Claude, Roche, Frédéric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5140016/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27957483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00072-2016

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