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. 2012 Jun 15;590(12):2813-5; discussion 2823.
doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.229633.

CrossTalk proposal: Most of the cardiovascular consequences of OSA are due to increased sympathetic activity

Malcolm Kohler  1 , John R Stradling
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CrossTalk proposal: Most of the cardiovascular consequences of OSA are due to increased sympathetic activity

Malcolm Kohler et al. J Physiol. .
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Figure 1. Effects of 14 days of CPAP therapy withdrawal from patients with OSA
NE, urinary norepinephrine (noradrenaline); FMD, flow mediated dilatation (a measure of endothelial function); HR, heart rate; BP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment (a measure of insulin resistance); CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin 6; TNF, tumour necrosis factor α.
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