Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 525-535

  Das, Aneesa M ^a   Khan, Meena ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

continuous positive airway pressure; obstructive sleep apnea; sleep disordered breathing; stroke

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 84859467827     PISSN: 14779072     EISSN: 17448344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erc.12.25     Document Type: Review

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