Obstructive sleep apnea and risk of stroke: Time for a trial

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-91

  Calvin, Andrew D ^a   Somers, Virend K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STROKE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59549098506     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1418     Document Type: Note

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