Effect of obstructive sleep apnea on mitral valve tenting.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2012
Abstract
Obstructive apneas produce high negative intrathoracic pressure that imposes an afterload burden on the left ventricle. Such episodes might produce structural changes in the left ventricle over time. Doppler echocardiograms were obtained within 2 months of attended polysomnography. Patients were grouped according to apnea-hypopnea index (AHI): mild/no obstructive sleep apnea (OSA; AHI
Volume
109
Issue
7
First Page
1055
Last Page
1059
ISSN
1879-1913
Published In/Presented At
Pressman, G. S., Figueredo, V. M., Romero-Corral, A., Murali, G., & Kotler, M. N. (2012). Effect of obstructive sleep apnea on mitral valve tenting. The American journal of cardiology, 109(7), 1055–1059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.037
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
22264596
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article
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