TY - JOUR
T1 - High Ventilatory Response to Hypoxia in Hypertensive Patients with Sleep Apnea
AU - Vlachogianni, Efi Daskalopoulou
AU - Gislason, Thorarinn
AU - Stålenheim, Gunnemar
PY - 1989/1
Y1 - 1989/1
N2 - The ventilatory response to hypoxia (VRH) in relation to daytime arterial blood pressure was studied in 37 patients with the sleep apnea syndrome (SAS). The patients were divided into hypertensives (n=16) and normotensives (n=21). The hypertensive group had a significantly higher VRH (ventilatory increase 1.48 1/min BTPS per percent decrease in arterial oxygen saturation) than the normotensive group (0.69 1/min/ %, P<0.01). The observed difference raises the question whether a high chemoreceptor sensitivity to hypoxaemia can contribute in causing arterial hypertension among cases with SAS.
AB - The ventilatory response to hypoxia (VRH) in relation to daytime arterial blood pressure was studied in 37 patients with the sleep apnea syndrome (SAS). The patients were divided into hypertensives (n=16) and normotensives (n=21). The hypertensive group had a significantly higher VRH (ventilatory increase 1.48 1/min BTPS per percent decrease in arterial oxygen saturation) than the normotensive group (0.69 1/min/ %, P<0.01). The observed difference raises the question whether a high chemoreceptor sensitivity to hypoxaemia can contribute in causing arterial hypertension among cases with SAS.
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U2 - 10.3109/03009738909179251
DO - 10.3109/03009738909179251
M3 - Article
C2 - 2711541
AN - SCOPUS:0024581081
SN - 0300-9734
VL - 94
SP - 89
EP - 94
JO - Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
IS - 1
ER -