Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 586-593

  Mannarino, Massimo R ^a,b   Di Filippo, Francesco ^a   Pirro, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Continuous positive airway pressure; Obstructive sleep apnea; Polysomnography

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OXYMETAZOLINE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; STEROID; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADENOTONSILLAR HYPERTROPHY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLAUSTROPHOBIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDICATION; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; ETHNICITY; EYE IRRITATION; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; INSOMNIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NOSE CONGESTION; OBESITY; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RASH; RETROGNATHIA; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN IRRITATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; STOMACH DISTENSION; STROKE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROAT SURGERY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 84865677857     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.05.013     Document Type: Short Survey

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