P wave dispersion and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

P wave dispersion and severity of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Background: OSA is associated with an increased prevalence of coronary artery disease, heart failure and rhythm disturbance. Also, P-wave dispersion (Pd) reflects inhomogeneous atrial depolarization secondary to insults such as chronically elevated atrial pressure, ischemia, or metabolic stress that...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Metwally, Salwa Roshdy, Mohammed Abdel Ghany, Amira Abd El Razik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Obstructive sleep apnea
P wave dispersion
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763813002756

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