Urinary uric acid excretion as an indicator of severe hypoxia and mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Urinary uric acid excretion as an indicator of severe hypoxia and mortality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Objective: Uric acid (UA) is the end product of adenosine triphosphate degradation, and could increase due to hypoxia. We investigated the association of UA metabolites with nocturnal hypoxemia, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV) usage and five-year mortality. Mate...

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Main Authors: E. Ozanturk, Z.Z. Ucar, Y. Varol, H. Koca, A.U. Demir, D. Kalenci, H. Halilcolar, R. Ozacar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173511515001189

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