An overlooked cause of resistant hypertension: upper airway resistance syndrome - preliminary results
OBJECTIVE: Upper airway resistance syndrome is a sleep-disordered breathing syndrome that is characterized by repetitive arousals resulting in sympathetic overactivity. We aimed to determine whether upper airway resistance syndrome was associated with poorly controlled hypertension. METHODS: A tot...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2014-11-01
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Series: | Clinics |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014001100731&lng=en&tlng=en |