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Sleep Apnea Linked To The Progression Of Liver Disease

January 23rd, 2009 Posted in Liver Disease / Hepatitis, Medical Information
Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Bariatric Surgery Clinic have found that the chronic intermittent hypoxia that often characterizes Obstructive Sleep Apnea, a common form of SDB, is independently linked to the progression of liver disease. In this study, researchers recruited 90 severely obese patients presenting for bariatric surgery at without known diagnoses of obstructive sleep apnea.
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