학술논문
Nocturnal Hypoxia Is Associated With Silent Cerebrovascular Disease in a High-Risk Japanese Community-Dwelling Population
Document Type
Academic Journal
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Source
American Journal of Hypertension. Nov, 2005, Vol. 18 Issue 11, p1489, 7 p.
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Language
English
ISSN
0895-7061
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjhyper.2005.05.032 Byline: Kazuo Eguchi, Kazuomi Kario, Satoshi Hoshide, Joji Ishikawa, Masato Morinari, Kazuyuki Shimada Keywords: Nocturnal hypoxia; silent cerebral infarct; overnight pulse oximetry; community screening Abstract: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is recognized as a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between nocturnal hypoxia and silent cerebral infarct (SCI) in the general population. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan Article History: Received 22 January 2005; Revised 28 April 2005; Accepted 2 May 2005