Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea is Associated with Elevated Plasma Fibrinogen in Otherwise Healthy Patients

PURPOSE: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been implicated in both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Systemic inflammation and coagulation may be related to cardiovascular pathophysiology in patients with OSA. Fibrinogen is a major coagulation protein associated with inflammation, and lon...

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Published in:Sleep Breath
Main Authors: Shamsuzzaman, Abu, Amin, Raouf S., Calvin, Andrew D., Davison, Diane, Somers, Virend K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4384427/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24510497
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11325-014-0938-4
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