Association of 24 h–systolic blood pressure variability and cardiovascular disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Abstract Background To evaluate association of 24 h–systolic blood pressure (SBP) variability and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as defined by the apnea-hypopnea index ≥5/h; and association of 24 h–SBP variability and prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) in OSA patients. Methods Participants underw...

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Main Authors: Xiao Ke, Yan Sun, Rongfeng Yang, Jiawen Liang, Shaoyun Wu, Chengheng Hu, Xing Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-017-0723-y