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The role of sleepiness on arterial stiffness improvement after CPAP therapy in males with obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. This study aim to assess differences in changes in arterial stiffness of two groups of patients, defined as having daytime sleepiness or not, after continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. METHOD...

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Autores principales: Mineiro, Maria Alexandra, Silva, Pedro Marques da, Alves, Marta, Papoila, Ana Luísa, Marques Gomes, Maria João, Cardoso, João
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29221483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0518-z