Neurogenic retrograde arterial flow during obstructive sleep apnea: A novel mechanism for endothelial dysfunction?

Hypertension

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Millar, Philip J ^a   Murai, Hisayoshi ^a   Floras, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSINOPRIL;

AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ATHEROGENESIS; CASE REPORT; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

AGED; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 80051926336     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.177907     Document Type: Letter

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