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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Main Authors: Abdelnaby Khalyfa, Anabel L. Castro-Grattoni, David Gozal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-12-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466619895229