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The comorbidity burden and disease phenotype in pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension: The contributing role of obstructive sleep apnea.
Sleep medicine - 1 Jan 2023
Duan Anqi, Huang Zhihua, Hu Meixi, Zhao Zhihui, Zhao Qing, Jin Qi, Yan Lu, Zhang Yi, Li Xin, An Chenhong, Luo Qin, Liu Zhihong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) with risk factors for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, described as an atypical phenotype of "mixed" pre- and post-capillary PH, has become a research focus. However, the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a known risk factor for cardiometabolic conditions, and comorbidity burden and disease phenotype in PH remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:...
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