Impaired coronary flow reserve in obstructive sleep apnea and its improvement after continuous positive airway pressure therapy : a transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic study

Kikuko Obase,Hiroyuki Okura,Keiji Mouri,Tomoko Maehama,Akihiro Hayashida,Nozomi Watanabe,Yoji Neishi,Takahiro Kawamoto,Mikio Oka,Kiyoshi Yoshida

Impaired coronary flow reserve in obstructive sleep apnea and its improvement after continuous positive airway pressure therapy : a transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic study

2011

Kikuko Obase
Hiroyuki Okura
Keiji Mouri
Tomoko Maehama
Akihiro Hayashida
Nozomi Watanabe
Yoji Neishi
Takahiro Kawamoto
Mikio Oka
Kiyoshi Yoshida

Background It is reported that patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) show endothelial dysfunction and that treatment of OSAS by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy improves it.

Keywords:

Obstructive sleep apnea
Continuous positive airway pressure
Cardiology
Endothelial dysfunction
Internal medicine
Medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Coronary flow reserve
Anesthesia
Ultrasound

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