Association among plasma interleukin-18 levels, carotid intima-media thickness and severity of obstructive sleep apnea

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-29

  Li, Chong ^a   Zhang, Xi Long ^b   Liu, Hao ^a   Wang, Zhi Gang ^a   Yin, Kai Sheng ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Continuous positive airway pressure; Interleukin 18; Intima media thickness; Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 18;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-18; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 60749089335     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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