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Obstructive sleep apnea and its effects on cardiovascular diseases: a narrative review

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs in 5%-14% of adults but is often undiagnosed. Apneas cause acute physiological changes, including alveolar hypoventilation and pulmonary artery vasoconstriction; they also promote chronic vascular disease secondary to increased platelet adhesiveness, endothelial...

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Autores principales: Rivas, Marcella, Ratra, Atul, Nugent, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5336948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26574763
http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2015.6607