The incidence and severity of pulmonary hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea with hypothyroidism

ARAZ, Ömer; Ucar, Elif; Yalcin, Aslihan; PULUR, Didem; Acemoglu, Hamit; Tas, Muhammed; SAĞLAM, Leyla; AKGÜN, Metin; MİRİCİ, ARZU

doi:10.12659/msm.889619

The incidence and severity of pulmonary hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea with hypothyroidism

ARAZ Ö., Ucar E. Y., Yalcin A., PULUR D., Acemoglu H., Tas H., ...Daha Fazla

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.19, ss.883-887, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 19
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.12659/msm.889619
Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.883-887
Anahtar Kelimeler: obsttructive sleep apnea, hypothyroidism, pulmonary hypertension
Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Hypothyroidism and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are both common health problems and can be seen together. Each of these 2 diseases can cause pulmonary hypertension (PH). We aimed to determine whether hypothyroidism with OSA has a significant effect on the frequency and severity of PH.