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Endothelial dysfunction in sleep-disordered breathing seems to be more severe in women
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  1. P Bhatia
  1. Specialist Registrar, Respiratory/GIM, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2004.la0131

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    ▴ Faulx MD, Larkin EK, Hoit BD, et al. Sex influences endothelial function in sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep2004;27:1113–20
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    Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with an increased prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular disease independent of age, sex, and body mass index. The adverse cardiovascular effects are thought to be due to combinations of overnight hypoxaemia, hypercapnia, and sympathetic nervous system overactivity. There is limited research that has addressed the influence of these …

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