Coronary flow reserve is impaired in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Autor: Serife Savas Bozbas, Serpil Eroglu, Berna Akinci Ozyurek, Fusun Oner Eyuboglu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Annals of Thoracic Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 272-277 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1817-1737
1998-3557
DOI: 10.4103/atm.ATM_195_16
Popis: Study Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in adult populations. Accumulating data indicate that it is independently associated with a variety of cardiovascular diseases and has prognostic importance in affected cases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate coronary flow reserve (CFR) in patients with OSA and controls. Methods: Sixty-one patients undergoing an overnight polysomnography were enrolled in this study. Patients with an apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) >5 were accepted as OSA group (n = 45) and those with an AHI
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