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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Main Authors: Muntecep Asker, Selvi Asker, Ugur Kucuk, Hilal Olgun Kucuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2014-11-01
Series:Clinics
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322014001100731&lng=en&tlng=en

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