The effect of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure on carotid artery intima–media thickness and the correlation between obstructive sleep apnea severity and carotid wall thickness in OSAS patients

The effect of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure on carotid artery intima–media thickness and the correlation between obstructive sleep apnea severity and carotid wall thickness in OSAS patients

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT), which is an early marker of atherosclerosis. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the first-line of treatment for OSA. A prospective study was performed to determine whether CPAP the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: El-Azem I Amal Abd, Mohamed M.N AboZaid, Hosam M Attia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
coronary intima–media thickness
continuous positive airway pressure treatment
obstructive sleep apnea
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2018;volume=67;issue=4;spage=451;epage=456;aulast=Amal

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