High-altitude hypoxia and periodic breathing during sleep: Gender-related differences

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 322-330

  Lombardi, Carolina ^a,e   Meriggi, Paolo ^b,e   Agostoni, Piergiuseppe ^c,d,e   Faini, Andrea ^a,e   Bilo, Grzegorz ^a,e,f   Revera, Miriam ^a,e,f   Caldara, Gianluca ^a,e   Di Rienzo, Marco ^b,e   Castiglioni, Paolo ^b,e   Maurizio, Bussotti ^e,g   Gregorini, Francesca ^a,e   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a,e,f   Parati, Gianfranco ^a,e,f  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^g IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gender; High altitude hypoxia; Sleep disordered breathing; Sleep related periodic breathing

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TELMISARTAN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEA LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP QUALITY;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BENZOATES; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; OXYGEN; PLACEBOS; RESPIRATORY RATE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA, CENTRAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84877822277     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsr.12012     Document Type: Article

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