Unrecognised obstructive sleep apnoea is common in severe peripheral arterial disease
: Utriainen KT, Airaksinen JK, Polo O, Raitakari OT, Pietila MJ, Scheinin H, Helenius HY, Leino KA, Kentala ES, Jalonen JR, Hakovirta H, Salo TM, Laitio TT
Publisher: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOC JOURNALS LTD
: 2013
: European Respiratory Journal
: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
: EUR RESPIR J
: 3
: 41
: 3
: 616
: 620
: 5
: 0903-1936
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.00227611(external)
Thus, prevalence of OSA is unexpectedly high in patients with PAD and is not related to classical risk factors of sleep apnoea.