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Effect of hypertension on upper airway function and sleep apnoea
Author(s) -
SCHWARTZ ALAN R.,
ROWLEY JAMES A.,
O'DONNELL CHRISTOPHER,
KING EARL D.,
MAYOR ALEXANDER,
SMITH PHILIP L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of sleep research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2869
pISSN - 0962-1105
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2869.1995.tb00193.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sleep (system call) , blood pressure , airway , cardiology , anesthesia , computer science , operating system
SUMMARY Current evidence suggests that elevations in blood pressure during obstructive apnoeic episodes increase pharyngeal collapsibility and the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea.