Uric acid as a potential mediator of cardiovascular morbidity in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

KANBAY A. , Inonu H., Solak Y., Erden A., Uslu E., Yuksel S. A. , et al.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, cilt.25, ss.471-476, 2014 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 25 Konu: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.04.005
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
  • Sayfa Sayısı: ss.471-476

Özet

Background and aims: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is now considered as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Although uric acid is increasingly being implicated in CV morbidity and mortality, no study attempted to determine independent role of uric acid in CV morbidity of OSA patients. We aimed to assess the role of serum uric acid as a potential mechanism of CV morbidity in a nonselected cohort of OSA patients.