Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is associated with enhanced sub-clinical inflammation and asymmetric dimethyl-arginine levels in hypertensives

J Hum Hypertens. 2009 Jan;23(1):65-7. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2008.101. Epub 2008 Aug 7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arginine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Arginine / blood
  • Body Mass Index
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Endothelium, Vascular / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / blood*
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Inflammation / blood*
  • Interleukin-18 / blood
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / blood*
  • Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / complications
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / blood

Substances

  • Interleukin-18
  • Interleukin-6
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • N,N-dimethylarginine
  • C-Reactive Protein
  • Arginine