Interrelationships between obesity, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and cardiovascular risk in obese adolescents

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) may be a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor independently of obesity in adults. Pediatric studies have associated OSAS with endothelial dysfunction, but few studies have examined relationships between OSAS and macrovascular sequela...

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Published in:Int J Obes (Lond)
Main Authors: Koren, Dorit, Chirinos, Julio A., Levitt Katz, Lorraine E., Mohler, Emile R., Gallagher, Paul R., Mitchell, Gary F., Marcus, Carole L.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4496293/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25913504
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.67
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