Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on early signs of atherosclerosis in obstructive sleep apnea

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 706-712

  Drager, Luciano F ^a   Bortolotto, Luiz A ^a   Figueiredo, Adelaide C ^a   Krieger, Eduardo M ^a   Lorenzi Filho, Geraldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Atherosclerosis; Continuous positive airway pressure; Intima media thickness; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATECHOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 34848840911     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200703-500OC     Document Type: Article

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