Impaired cerebral autoregulation in obstructive sleep apnea
Urbano F, Roux F, Schindler J, Mohsenin V. Impaired cerebral autoregulation in obstructive sleep apnea. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2008, 105: 1852-1857. PMID: 18927265, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90900.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral artery blood flow velocityObstructive sleep apneaBlood pressureCerebral autoregulationOSA patientsCerebral ischemiaSleep apneaOSA groupMean CBFVActive coronary artery diseaseMean apnea-hypopnea indexCerebral vascular conductanceImpaired cerebral autoregulationMetabolic risk factorsApnea-hypopnea indexArterial blood pressureRisk of strokeCoronary artery diseaseEvents/hEvidence of hypercoagulabilityObstructive apnea eventsCerebral blood flowTranscranial Doppler ultrasoundBlood flow velocityCerebrovascular conductance