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The improvement of right ventricular function after adenotonsillectomy in children with obstructive sleep apnea

PURPOSE: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) that causes upper airway obstruction might lead to chronic hypoxemic pulmonary vasoconstriction and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate whether adenotonsillectomy (T&A) in children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to...

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Autores principales: Kim, Dong Yeop, Ko, Kyung Ok, Lim, Jae Woo, Yoon, Jung Min, Song, Young Hwa, Cheon, Eun Jeong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Pediatric Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6313087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30360034
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2018.06436