Relation of elastic properties of pulmonary artery with left ventricular abnormalities and aortic stiffness in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea: A cross-sectional echocardiographic study

• Main Authors: İbrahim Halil Altıparmak (Author), Muslihittin Emre Erkuş (Author), Mustafa Polat (Author), Funda Yalçın (Author), Zafer Hasan Ali Sak (Author), Hatice Sezen (Author), Özgür Günebakmaz (Author), Yusuf Sezen (Author), Zekeriya Kaya (Author), Recep Demirbağ (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: In this study, the associations between pulmonary artery stiffness (PAS) and aortic stiffness, left ventricular diastolic parameters, and left ventricular mass (LVM) index in moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients without coexisting disorders were investigated...