Impaired endothelial function in persons with obstructive sleep apnoea: Impact of obesity - The response

Heart

Volumn 99, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 969-

  Hisdal, Jonny ^a   Agewall, Stefan ^b,c   Omland, Torbjørn ^c,d  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SURFACE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; LETTER; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SHEAR STRESS; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; VASODILATION;

EID: 84878810646     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-303771     Document Type: Letter

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