Markers of Myocardial Ischemia in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Coronary Artery Disease

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by intermittent hypoxia during sleep. We tested the hypothesis that nocturnal myocardial ischemia is detectable by ST segment depression and elevation of high sensitive troponin T (hsTrop T) and B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with OS...

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Main Authors: Misa Valo, Annette Wons, Albert Moeller, Claudius Teupe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/621450