Identifying the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in metabolic syndrome patients: Diagnostic accuracy of the Berlin Questionnaire.

Identifying the risk of obstructive sleep apnea in metabolic syndrome patients: Diagnostic accuracy of the Berlin Questionnaire.

BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor frequently present in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS). Additionally, moderate and severe OSA are highly prevalent in patients with cardiac disease, as they increase the riskfor cardiovascular events by 80%. The gold standard diagnosti...

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Main Authors: Felipe X Cepeda, Leslie Virmondes, Sara Rodrigues, Akothirene C B Dutra-Marques, Edgar Toschi-Dias, Fernanda C Ferreira-Camargo, Maria Fernanda Hussid, Maria Urbana Pb Rondon, Maria Janieire N N Alves, Ivani C Trombetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217058

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