Withdrawal of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for 2 Weeks in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Patients Results in Increased Circulating Platelet and Leucocyte-Derived Microvesicles.

In 2013 we reported that in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), withdrawing their continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for two weeks led to a significant increase in endothelial cell-derived microvesicles (MVs) [1]. Several other studies have found that the initiation of CPA...

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Main Authors: Ayers, L, Turnbull, C, Petousi, N, Ferry, B, Kohler, M, Stradling, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016