Open AccessObstructive Sleep Apnea and Plasma Natriuretic Peptide Levels in a Community-Based Sample
Author(s) -
Anjali Patwardhan,
Martin G. Larson,
Daniel Levy,
Emelia J. Benjamin,
Eric Leip,
Michelle J. Keyes,
Thomas J. Wang,
Daniel J. Gottlieb,
Ramachandran S. Vasan
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.1093/sleep/29.10.1301
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , natriuretic peptide , body mass index , brain natriuretic peptide , polysomnography , framingham heart study , apnea–hypopnea index , atrial natriuretic peptide , sleep apnea , cardiology , endocrinology , apnea , heart failure , framingham risk score , disease
We hypothesized that alterations in cardiac hemodynamics associated with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH) would be reflected in higher natriuretic peptide levels. We examined the association of OSAH with natriuretic peptides in a community-based sample.
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