Impact of untreated obstructive sleep apnea on left and right ventricular myocardial function and effects of CPAP therapy.

BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has deteriorating effect on LV function, whereas its impact on RV function is controversial. We aimed to determine the effect of OSA and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment on left and right ventricular (LV, RV) function using transthoracic...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Christoph Hammerstingl, Robert Schueler, Martin Wiesen, Diana Momcilovic, Stefan Pabst, Georg Nickenig, Dirk Skowasch
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795765?pdf=render