Is high and fluctuating muscle nerve sympathetic activity in the sleep apnoea syndrome of pathogenetic importanee for the development of hypertension?

Journal of Hypertension, Supplement

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1988, Pages S529-S531

  Hedner, Jan ^a   Ejnell, Hasse ^b   Sellgren, Johan ^c   Hedner, Thomas ^d   Wallin, Gunnar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b OtoRhino Laryngology ^*  (Sweden)

^c Anesthesiology ^*  (Sweden)

^d Clinical Pharmacology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Sleep apnoea; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MUSCLES; OXYGEN; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0024244396     PISSN: 09521178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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