Role of nocturnal hypoxaemia in the genesis of systemic hypertension

• Published in: Cardiology Vol. 77; no. 1; p. 25
• Main Authors: Shiner, R J, Carroll, N, Sawicka, E H, Simonds, A K, Branthwaite, M A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 1990
• Subjects: Female; Humans; Hypertension - blood; Hypertension - complications; Hypoxia - etiology; Male; Middle Aged; Oxygen - blood; Respiration Disorders - complications; Scoliosis - complications; Sleep Apnea Syndromes - blood; Sleep Apnea Syndromes - complications

Two groups of patients with nocturnal arterial oxygen desaturation were compared. The degree of nocturnal oxygen desaturation, as reflected by the percentage of total sleep time spent with an oxygen saturation less than 90 and 80%, was similar in patients with the obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (...