Effects of 12 months continuous positive airway pressure on sympathetic activity related brainstem function and structure in obstructive sleep apnea.

Effects of 12 months continuous positive airway pressure on sympathetic activity related brainstem function and structure in obstructive sleep apnea.

Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) is greatly elevated in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) during normoxic daytime wakefulness. Increased MSNA is a precursor to hypertension and elevated cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, the mechanisms underlying the high MSNA in OSA...

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Main Authors: Luke Anthony Henderson, Rania H Fatouleh, Linda C Lundblad, David K McKenzie, Vaughan G Macefield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
Hypertension
Sleep disordered breathing
rostral ventrolateral medulla
medullary raphe
dorsolateral pons
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2016.00090/full

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