The Relative Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension on the Structural and Functional Changes of the Thoracic Aorta | Zendy

Lee Li-Ching | Zendy; Maria Torres Consolacion | Zendy; Khoo See-Meng | Zendy; Eric Chong | Zendy; Cindy Lau | Zendy; Yemon Than | Zendy; Shi Dong-Xia | Zendy; Anand Kailasam | Zendy; Poh Kian-Keong | Zendy; ChiHang Lee | Zendy; TiongCheng Yeo | Zendy

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The Relative Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension on the Structural and Functional Changes of the Thoracic Aorta

Author(s) -

Lee Li-Ching,

Maria Torres Consolacion,

Khoo See-Meng,

Eric Chong,

Cindy Lau,

Yemon Than,

Shi Dong-Xia,

Anand Kailasam,

Poh Kian-Keong,

ChiHang Lee,

TiongCheng Yeo

Publication year - 2010

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/33.9.1173

Subject(s) - obstructive sleep apnea , cardiology , medicine , thoracic aorta , sleep apnea , polysomnography , apnea , aorta , sleep (system call) , computer science , operating system

Recent studies suggest that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes thoracic aortic dilatation; but it is well accepted that hypertension can cause aortic dilatation, and hypertension is a common finding in patients with OSA. We aimed to investigate the relative impact of OSA and hypertension on the structural and functional changes of the thoracic aorta.

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