| Description |
1 online resource (574 pages) |
| Contents |
INTRODUCTION; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; CONTENTS; Influence of Respiration on Autonomic Control of Heart Rate and Blood Pressure; Chemoreflex-Barore.ex Interactions in Cardiovascular Disease; Lower Brainstem Mechanisms of Cardiorespiratory Integration; Mechanical Interactions Between the Respiratory and Circulatory Systems; Physiological Effects of Sleep on the Cardiovascular System; Influence of Sleep and Sleep Apnea on Autonomic Control of the Cardiovascular System; Mechanisms of Acute and Chronic Blood Pressure Elevation in Animal Models of Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
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Influence of Hypoxia, Chemoreceptors, and Sympathetic Activity in Chronic Hypertension in the RatThe Acute Hemodynamic Response to Upper Airway Obstruction During Sleep; Nocturnal Myocardial Ischemia and Cardiac Arrhythmias; Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiac Ischemia in Humans; Epidemiological Evidence for an Association of Sleep-Disordered Breathing with Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease; Cerebrovascular Disease and Sleep Apnea |
| Summary |
This study encompasses the pathological, epidemiological and therapeutic implications of sleep apnea to pulmonary diseases. It considers both how apneic phenomena can aggravate disease and how its treatment may alleviate symptoms |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Floras, John S
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| ISBN |
9780824741884 |
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0824741889 |
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