Endothelial dysfunction in obese non-hypertensive children without evidence of sleep disordered breathing

• Main Authors: Capdevila Oscar (Author), Kheirandish-Gozal Leila (Author), Alotaibi Wadha H (Author), Bhattacharjee Rakesh (Author), Gozal David (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Endothelial dysfunction is a complication of both obesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), the latter being highly prevalent among obese children. It is unknown whether obesity causes endothelial dysfunction in children i...