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Relationship between apnoea-hypopnoea index and angiographic coronary disease phenotypes in patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction.
Acute cardiac care - 1 Jun 2013
Hein Thet, Loo Germaine, Ng Wai-Yee, Tai Bee-Choo, Kajiya Takashi, Tan Adeline, Khoo See-Meng, Chan Mark, Low Adrian F, Chia Boon-Lock, Richards Mark, Lee Chi-Hang
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BACKGROUND: Relationship between obstructive sleep apnoea and atherosclerosis has not been confirmed using coronary angiography. We sought to investigate the relationships between the apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) and angiographic coronary disease phenotypes. METHODS: SYNTAX score, lesion complexity, and thrombus burden grade were determined in 125 patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction and had...
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