Open AccessCoronary endothelial function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea
Author(s) -
Andrew Cassar,
Timothy I. Morgenthaler,
Charanjit S. Rihal,
Abhiram Prasad,
Ryan J. Len,
Lilach O. Lerman,
Amir Lerman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
coronary artery disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.504
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1473-5830
pISSN - 0954-6928
DOI - 10.1097/mca.0000000000000063
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , endothelial dysfunction , univariate analysis , coronary atherosclerosis , apnea , coronary artery disease , multivariate analysis
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular events, possibly mediated by endothelial dysfunction. The current study evaluates the association between invasive coronary endothelial dysfunction and OSA in patients with nonobstructive coronary atherosclerosis.