Potential Contribution of Carotid Body-Induced Sympathetic and Renin-Angiotensin System Overflow to Pulmonary Hypertension in Intermittent Hypoxia

Purpose of Review Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), featured by chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH), is an independent risk for systemic hypertension (HTN) and is associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH). The precise mechanisms underlying pulmonary vascular remodeling and PH in OSA are not fully unde...

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Veröffentlicht in:Current hypertension reports 2019-11, Vol.21 (11), p.89-9, Article 89
Hauptverfasser: Iturriaga, Rodrigo, Castillo-Galán, Sebastian
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