Sleep apnoea is common in severe peripheral arterial disease.

Atherosclerotic conditions have been demonstrated to be associated with sleep- disordered breathing (SDB). Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) represents severe atherosclerosis with a high mortality. In early stages of PAD a substantial prevalence of sleep apnoea has already been shown. Here, we sough...

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Main Authors: Nadjib Schahab, Sarah Sudan, Christian Schaefer, Vedat Tiyerili, Martin Steinmetz, Georg Nickenig, Dirk Skowasch, Carmen Pizarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5536295?pdf=render