Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Carotid-Artery Intima-Media Thickness

2004134 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Takahiro Suzuki · Tenri Hospital

Hiroshi Nakano · Fukuoka Hospital

Junko Maekawa · Tenri Hospital

Yukinori Okamoto · Tenri Hospital

Yoshinobu Ohnishi · Tenri Hospital

Motoo Yamauchi · Tenri Hospital

Hiroshi Kimura · Nara Medical University

Abstract

Our results demonstrated that the severity of OSA is independently related to atherosclerosis and that the severity of OSA-related hypoxemia is more important than the frequency of obstructive events.

Topics & Keywords

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: SLEEP

Volume 27, Issue 1, pp. 129-133

DOI: 10.1093/sleep/27.1.129

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