Nocturnal hypoxia and loss of kidney function.

Nocturnal hypoxia and loss of kidney function.

Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is more common in patients with kidney disease, whether nocturnal hypoxia affects kidney function is unknown.We studied all adult subjects referred for diagnostic testing of sleep apnea between July 2005 and December 31 2007 who had serial measurement of their...

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Main Authors: Sofia B Ahmed, Paul E Ronksley, Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Willis H Tsai, Braden J Manns, Marcello Tonelli, Scott W Klarenbach, Rick Chin, Fiona M Clement, Patrick J Hanly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3084745?pdf=render

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