DETERMINATION OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME PATIENTS WITHOUT TRADITIONAL RISK FACTORS FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Karakas M. S., ALTEKİN R. E., OZBEK S. C., YANIKOGLU A., AKDEMIR B., ER A., ...Daha Fazla

NOBEL MEDICUS, cilt.9, sa.3, ss.27-34, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Dergi Adı: NOBEL MEDICUS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.27-34
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Obstructive sleep apnea, pulse wave analiysis, carotid intima-media thickness, atherosclerosis, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, PULSE-WAVE VELOCITY, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, ARTERIAL STIFFNESS, HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS, AORTIC STIFFNESS, PRESSURE, ASSOCIATION, INFLAMMATION, INDICATOR
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAS) is associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have suggested a pathophysiological link between OSAS and atherosclerosis; for which carotid intirna-media thickness (CIMT) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been considered as an early marker. The aim of this study was to assess the presence of early signs of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular effects of OSAS depending on its severity, in patients without clinically diagnosed cardiovascular disease and any coincident risk factors for atherosclerosis.