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electrocardioversion for AF (n=151) and consecutive patients without past or
current AF referred to a general cardiology practice (n=312). OSA was ... Cited by 238 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 14 versions
AM Matsumoto - Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and … - Geron Soc America IT is now well accepted that serum testosterone (T) levels decline progressively
with aging in men (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) . This decline is associated with
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- ►sleepds.com [PDF] WW Flemons - The New England journal of medicine, 2002 - nejm.highwire.org Brief periods of breathing cessation (apnea) or a marked reduction in tidal
volume (hypopnea) are common in adults during sleep. The obstructive sleep apnea
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T Young, J Skatrud, PE Peppard - Jama, 2004 - Am Med Assoc Findings from large population studies in different countries during the last
decade have contributed to a better understanding of the epidemiology of OSA.
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cardiovascular diseases. However, the mechanisms are not completely understood.
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SM Caples, AS Gami, VK Somers - Focus, 2005 - Am Psychiatric Assoc Clinical Principles Obstructive sleep apnea is an increasingly common disorder
that is strongly linked to obesity. Neurocognitive sequelae, such as daytime
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S Redline, HL Kirchner, SF Quan, DJ … - Archives of internal medicine, 2004 - archinte.highwire.org Background Polysomnography is used to assess sleep quality and to gauge the
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MH Swartz - Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1995 - Springer The author makes repeated references to our steadfast fo- cus on "sick" care but
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