Systemic inflammation: A key factor in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome?

Thorax

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 631-636

  Ryan, S ^a,b   Taylor, C T ^b   McNicholas, W T ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

EID: 67650266752     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.105577     Document Type: Review

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