Publication details

Increased microcirculatory heterogeneity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Authors

RŮŽEK Lukáš SVOBODOVÁ Karolína OLSON Lyle J. LUDKA Ondřej ČUNDRLE Ivan

Year of publication 2017
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source PLOS ONE
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184291
Field Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery
Keywords Obstructive sleep apnea
Description Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep disordered breathing and has been associated with major cardiovascular comorbidities. We hypothesized that the microcirculation is impaired in patients with OSA and that the magnitude of impairment correlates to OSA severity. Methods Subjects were consecutive patients scheduled for routine diagnostic polysomnography (PSG).

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