Sympathetic Activity in Obese Subjects With and Without Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- 25 August 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 98 (8) , 772-776
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.8.772
Abstract
Background—Obese humans are reported to have increased muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA). Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may also be accompanied by increased MSNA. Because there is a high pre...Keywords
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