Twenty-four hour Blood Pressure in Obese Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Abstract Background: Obesity, systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are closely related. Up to 70% of patients with OSA may be asymptomatic, and there is evidence that these patients have cardiovascular disease, especially nocturnal SAH. Objectives: The aim of this...

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Main Authors: Claudia M. Correa, Ronaldo A. Gismondi, Ana Rosa Cunha, Mario F. Neves, Wille Oigman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2017-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2017005017104&lng=en&tlng=en