Pulmonary hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome

Background: There has been uncertainty until recently whether OSA, is sufficient to cause persistent daytime pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction. Objectives: The aims of this study, were to investigate whether OSA by itself without any other cardiac or lung disease can lead to p...

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Main Authors: Abou Shehata ME, Mohamed E. El-Desoky, Abd El-Razek Maaty, Amina M. Abd-ElMaksoud, Lucy A. Suliman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
OSA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813000307