Echocardiographic evaluation may provide more accurate patient selection for polysomnography in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: Predicting the severity of disease by echocardiography

Aim: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may influence the cardiac function by several mechanisms. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of OSA on left and right cardiac function and determine the echocardiographic parameters which can help to predict the severity of OSA. Methods: In thi...

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Main Authors: Deniz Demırcı, Duygu ersan Demi̇rci̇, Ömer Tarık Selçuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 2020-07-01
Series:Acta Medica Alanya
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/medalanya/issue/56070/654444?publisher=alku