Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Elevated Levels of Type B Natriuretic Peptide in a Community-Based Sample of Women | Zendy

Mirjam Ljunggren | Zendy; Bertil Lindahl | Zendy; Jenny TheorellHaglöw | Zendy; Eva Lindberg | Zendy

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Association between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Elevated Levels of Type B Natriuretic Peptide in a Community-Based Sample of Women

Author(s) -

Mirjam Ljunggren,

Bertil Lindahl,

Jenny TheorellHaglöw,

Eva Lindberg

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.5665/sleep.2202

Subject(s) - obstructive sleep apnea , natriuretic peptide , association (psychology) , medicine , sleep (system call) , sleep apnea , sample (material) , endocrinology , cardiology , psychology , heart failure , chemistry , computer science , chromatography , psychotherapist , operating system

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. One contributory factor may be hemodynamic stress due to the negative intrathoracic pressure during each episode of apnea. Type B natriuretic peptide (BNP) is secreted by the cardiac ventricles in response to volume expansion and pressure load and the authors hypothesized that there would be an association between indices of OSA during the night and levels of BNP in the morning.

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