Avoiding the supine position during sleep lowers 24 h blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 657-664

  Berger, M ^a   Oksenberg, A ^a,c   Silverberg, D S ^b   Arons, E ^a   Radwan, H ^a   Iaina, A ^b  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c Sleep Disorders Unit   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Body posture; Obstructive sleep apnea; Sleep position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0030819240     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000510     Document Type: Article

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