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Sleep Apnea: Implications in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Contributor(s): Bradley, T. Douglas (Editor), Floras, John S. (Editor)
ISBN: 0849341507     ISBN-13: 9780849341502
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $308.75  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: November 2009
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine
- Medical | Cardiology
- Medical | Neurology
Dewey: 616.2
LCCN: 2009025967
Series: Lung Biology in Health and Disease
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.75 lbs) 416 pages
 
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Sleep Apnea: Implications in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease specifically addresses the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular consequences of sleep apnea and is geared toward a broad readership of physicians that will ultimately aid patients suffering from sleep apnea.

The Second Edition ensures that there is a critical synthesis of existing literature and new information, linking sleep apnea to the major disease burdens faced by developed and developing nations. This synthesis includes both new basic and epidemiological data and published clinical trials linking sleep apnea to:

  • inflammation
  • the metabolic syndrome
  • stroke
  • hypertension and heart failure