Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Masked Hypertension, and Arterial Stiffness in Men
Author(s) -
Luciano F. Drager,
Luzia DieguesSilva,
Patricia Martini Diniz,
Luiz Aparecido Bortolotto,
Rodrigo Pinto Pedrosa,
Roberta B. Couto,
Bianca Marcondes,
D Giorgi,
Geraldo LorenziFilho,
E M Krieger
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2009.246
Subject(s) - medicine , arterial stiffness , obstructive sleep apnea , pulse wave velocity , cardiology , masked hypertension , polysomnography , ambulatory blood pressure , blood pressure , body mass index , apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an established cause of hypertension. However, it is not clear whether the frequency of masked hypertension in patients with OSA and whether OSA have an independent role on arterial stiffness taking into account ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM).
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