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J Am Coll Cardiol, 2006; 47:1433-1439, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.054 (Published online 13 March 2006).
© 2006 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

More Insights on Structural and Functional Cardiac Alterations, and the Effects of Treatment With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

Bharati Shivalkar, MD, PhD*, Caroline Van De Heyning, BSc, Mieke Kerremans, BSc, Diana Rinkevich, MD, Johan Verbraecken, MD, PhD, Wilfried De Backer, MD, PhD and Christiaan Vrints, MD, PhD

Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium


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  		Figure 1 (A) Correlation between apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and interventricular septum thickness (IVS). (B) Correlation between apnea-hypopnea index and left ventricle stroke volume (SV). (C) Correlation between apnea-hypopnea index and right ventricular (RV) free wall tissue Doppler systolic velocities (RV Sm).

 

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  		Figure 2 (A) Changes in interventricular septum thickness (IVS) before and six months after continuous positive airway pressure treatment. (B) Left ventricular stroke volume before and six months after continuous positive airway pressure treatment. (C) Right ventricular tissue Doppler systolic velocity (RV Sm) before and six months after continuous positive airway pressure treatment.

 
 
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