Cardiovascular morbidities of obstructive sleep apnea and the role of circulating extracellular vesicles
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by recurrent upper airway collapse during sleep resulting in impaired blood gas exchange, namely intermittent hypoxia (IH) and hypercapnia, fragmented sleep (SF), increased oxidative stress and systemic inflammation. Among a myriad of potential associat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-12-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466619895229 |