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Different clinical parameters inform epicardial fat thickness in pre- and post-menopausal women with obstructive sleep apnea

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related disorder with breathing difficulties. Previous studies revealed that epicardial fat thickness (EFT) correlates with OSA severity. Interestingly, female patients display a stronger EFT-OSA correlation than males. The purpose of this study i...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Yong, Wang, Jian, Shui, Wen, Zhang, Zhenxia, Li, Juan, Ma, Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8193883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34116655
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01384-4