Different clinical parameters inform epicardial fat thickness in pre- and post-menopausal women with obstructive sleep apnea

• Main Authors: Yong Zhang (Author), Jian Wang (Author), Wen Shui (Author), Zhenxia Zhang (Author), Juan Li (Author), Jin Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related disorder with breathing difficulties. Previous studies revealed that epicardial fat thickness (EFT) correlates with OSA severity. Interestingly, female patients display a stronger EFT-OSA correlation than males. The purpose of this...