Comparison of right ventricular functions by tissue Doppler imaging in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with or without hypertension

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[2] Peppard PE(2001)Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease cross-sectional results of the sleep heart health study Am J Respir Crit Care Med 163 19-25

[3] Gottlieb DJ(1985)Sleep apnea syndrome and essential hypertension Am J Cardiol 55 1019-1022

[4] Shahar E(1996)Pulmonary hemodynamics in the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: results in 220 consecutive patients Chest 109 380-386

[5] Whitney CW(2001)Impairment of vascular endothelial function and left ventricular filling: association with the severity of apnea induced hypoxemia during sleep Chest 119 1085-1091

[6] Redline S(2002)Left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Chest 122 1133-1138

[7] Williams AJ(2002)Evidence for left ventricular dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Eur Respir J 20 1239-1245

[8] Houston D(1996)Right ventricular dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnoea: reversal with nasal continuous positive airway pressure Eur Respir J 9 945-951

[9] Finberg S(1992)Right and left ventricular functional impairment and sleep apnea Clin Chest Med 13 459-479

[10] Chaouat A(1991)Right ventricular hypertrophy detected by echocardiography in patients with newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea Chest 100 347-350

[1] Young T(2002)Epidemiology of obstructive sleep apnea: a population health perspective Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165 1217-1239

[2] Peppard PE(2001)Sleep-disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease cross-sectional results of the sleep heart health study Am J Respir Crit Care Med 163 19-25

[3] Gottlieb DJ(1985)Sleep apnea syndrome and essential hypertension Am J Cardiol 55 1019-1022

[4] Shahar E(1996)Pulmonary hemodynamics in the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: results in 220 consecutive patients Chest 109 380-386

[5] Whitney CW(2001)Impairment of vascular endothelial function and left ventricular filling: association with the severity of apnea induced hypoxemia during sleep Chest 119 1085-1091

[6] Redline S(2002)Left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome Chest 122 1133-1138

[7] Williams AJ(2002)Evidence for left ventricular dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Eur Respir J 20 1239-1245

[8] Houston D(1996)Right ventricular dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnoea: reversal with nasal continuous positive airway pressure Eur Respir J 9 945-951

[9] Finberg S(1992)Right and left ventricular functional impairment and sleep apnea Clin Chest Med 13 459-479

[10] Chaouat A(1991)Right ventricular hypertrophy detected by echocardiography in patients with newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea Chest 100 347-350