Endothelial dysfunction and specific inflammation in obesity hypoventilation syndrome.

BACKGROUND:Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity. What moderate chronic hypoventilation adds to obesity on systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction remains unknown. QUESTION:To compare inflammatory status and endothelial function in OHS...

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Main Authors: Jean-Christian Borel, Pascale Roux-Lombard, Renaud Tamisier, Claire Arnaud, Denis Monneret, Nathalie Arnol, Jean-Philippe Baguet, Patrick Levy, Jean-Louis Pepin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2726948?pdf=render